Lang Lang’s pianist wife, Gina Alice Redlinger, on her first album and how it is inspired by Chinese art and culture

Gina Alice Redlinger’s debut album, Wonderworld is a compilation of 28 pieces of music, including classical, modern, Western, Chinese, jazz and movie tunes

The German-Korean says moving to China after marrying fellow pianist Lang Lang has enriched her understanding of the country’s music and helped inspire her work

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German-Korean pianist Gina Alice Redlinger at her album launching ceremony on September 10, 2021 in Shanghai, China. Photo: Getty Images

Published: 6:15pm, 1 Dec 2021

Lullabies and children’s pieces feature on German-Korean pianist Gina Alice Redlinger’s debut album, Wonderworld – dedicated to her newborn son and to children everywhere.

Married to fellow pianist Lang Lang in 2019 and now living in China, Redlinger has chosen favourites including German composer Robert Schumann’s Träumerei for her album.

Redlinger, 27 and currently in Paris on a promotional tour for Wonderworld, tells the Post: “The depth of love I feel is even deeper after becoming a mother.

“After I had my baby [in January], I felt a new dimension of love which is very important for music. I really feel the power of a lot of lullabies which have beautiful power to give us safety and make us calm down. I like singing lullabies to my son.”

Redlinger’s album contains works including classical, modern, Western, Chinese, jazz and movie tunes. Photo: Universal Music

Released by Universal Music’s classical music label Deutsche Grammophon, Wonderworld is a compilation of 28 pieces, including classical, modern, Western, Chinese, jazz and movie tunes. Redlinger says she chose all the pieces.