—So you're younger than him.

—The Blue Danube.

    Who is that? That's Zhang Hao chen. He is one of the greatest young1in China.

    Zhang Hao chen was born2June 3. 1990 in Shanghai. He showed his3talent when he was only a small boy. He4his first music show in Shanghai Concert Hall at the age of five. In 2002, he took part5the fourth Tchaikovsky(柴可夫斯基)International Youngsters Music Competition. He became the6piano player who won the first prize in the history of the competition. In 2004, he took part in the 5th Asian International Chopin(肖邦)Piano Competition in Japan, and won the gold7. In 2005, Zhang Haochen went to8at the well—known Curtis Institute of Music(柯蒂斯音乐学院)in America  His teacher is Gary Graffman. Mr Graffman is also the teacher of the9musician Lang Lang.

    In 2009, Zhang Haochen won the gold prize in the world piano competition, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in the United States. The 19 year—old boy was the youngest piano player in the competition and he was also the10Chinese to win this prize.

    There are three brothers in the pop group "The Bright Shiners"：Harold Fisher, Roger Fisher and Dove Fisher. Harold is the boy who formed the group a year ago and he is the leader now. He plays the piano. Roger plays the lead guitar and Dove is the drummer. Then there is Pete Lennox, their cousin. He is the only member of the group who has had much experience. He played the guitar and sang with "The Tower of London" for three years. Alex Clark and Clive Hicks play the trumpet(喇叭). Robert Lester is the boy who has helped the group most. He was born in Chile and he can play five different Andean instruments. Geoffrey Baker plays the harp(竖琴). Bill Blake isn't a musician, but he is an important member of the group. He looks after their electronic equipment.

    If someone asks me. "Do you like music?" I am sure I will answer him or her, "Of course, I do." Because I think music is an important part of our lives.

    Different people have different ideas about music. For me, I like rock music because it's so exciting.  And my favourite rock band(摇滚乐队), the "Foxy Ladies" is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. I also like pop music. My classmate Li Lan loves dance music, because she enjoys dancing. My best friend, Jane, likes jazz music(爵士乐).She thinks jazz is really cool.

    "I like dance music and rock very much." says my brother, "because they are amazing."

    But my mother thinks rock is boring. "I like some relaxing(轻松的)music," she says. That is why she likes country music(乡村音乐), I think.