Grammy, Oskaro, Auksinio gaublio ir Pulitzerio premijų laureatas, garsiojo filmo Jaunystė (rež. Paolo Sorrentino, 2016) muzikos autorius Davidas Langas (g. 1957) yra vienas dažniausiai atliekamų šiuolaikinių JAV kompozitorių. D. Lango kuriama muzika labai įvairi: tai operos, kūriniai orkestrui, kameriniams ansambliams ir solistams. Jo kūriniai skamba Niujorko Linkolno centre ir Carnegie Hall, Londono Barbican ir Southbank, Kennedy centre Vašingtone ir kitose prestižinėse scenose. D. Lango senelis gimė Gargžduose, senelė – Šiauliuose. Kompozitoriaus kūriniai ne kartą buvo atliekami Lietuvos koncertų salėse dalyvaujant autoriui, kuriam svarbios jo litvakiškos šaknys. 2023 m. D. Langas sukūrė Vilniaus 700 metų jubiliejui skirtą kompoziciją Vilne Alef-Beys (iš jid. Vilniaus abėcėlė), kurios pasaulinė premjera įvyko Vilniuje 2023 m. spalį.
David Lang (b. 1957)
David Lang (b. 1957), Grammy, Oscar, Golden Globe and Pulitzer Prize winner, and composer of the famous film Youth (dir. Paolo Sorrentino, 2016), is one of the most frequently performed contemporary composers in the USA. Lang’s music is very diverse, including operas, works for orchestra, chamber ensembles and soloists. His works are performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York, Barbican and Southbank in London, Kennedy Center in Washington and other prestigious venues. Lang’s grandfather was born in Gargždai, and his grandmother was from Šiauliai. The composer’s works have been performed many times in Lithuanian concert halls in the presence of the composer, who is very interested in his Litvak roots. In 2023, Lang composed Vilne Alef-Beys (Yiddish: Vilnius Alphabet) for the 700th anniversary of Vilnius, which had its world premiere in Vilnius on October, 2023.