{{Short description|Swiss composer and jazz pianist}} {{Other uses|Lang (disambiguation){{!}}Lang}}
'''Thierry Lang''' (born 1956) is a Swiss composer and jazz pianist.
In 2006, Lang gave a concert in his native village of Romont along with bassist Heiri Kanzig and violinist Didier Lockwood.
He teaches piano and composition at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. He has recorded jazz music discs with Blue Note Records, among others. In 2008 Lang was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa from the European University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.euruni.edu/Htdocs/Files/Graduations/graduation_ceremony_2008.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100331231132/http://www.euruni.edu/Htdocs/Files/Graduations/graduation_ceremony_2008.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 March 2010|title=Graduation Ceremonies 2008|publisher=European University|accessdate=21 June 2010}}</ref>
==Selected discography== *''Celebration'' (2020) *''Serenity'' (2014) *''Lyoba Revisited'' (2010)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jan/17/thierry-lang-lyoba-revisited-review|title=Thierry Lang: Lyoba Revisited|date=14 January 2010|work=The Guardian|accessdate=21 June 2010 | location=London | first=Dave | last=Gelly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/lyoba-revisted-thierry-lang-act-music-review-by-john-kelman|title=Review: Lyoba Revisted|date=14 January 2010|publisher=All About Jazz|access-date=21 June 2010}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.thierrylang.ch Official website] *{{Discogs artist}}
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