"I was honored to be invited back to the Nobel Prize Concert and when I was told to play at the ceremony for President Obama, who was going to be awarded the Peace Prize, I was really, really excited.
"The Peace Prize is significant. Everybody should contribute to world peace, no matter whether you are a world leader or an ordinary person. It's my privilege to send a peaceful message around the world through music."
Lang Lang also performed Franz Liszt's A Dream of Love after Obama's speech.
Tonight, he plans to play George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which will also feature British pop singer Natasha Bedingfield, American country music singer Toby Keith and other international musicians.
Lang Lang said his Lang Lang International Music Foundation plans to start work next year in China where it will set about discovering, nurturing and financing children with musical talent.
"The foundation will carefully select the children we are going to support and, of course, I will listen to the kids playing personally," said Lang Lang.
By Chen Jie
Editor: Wen Yi
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