Introduction 1
PART ONE: HALF A CHILDHOOD
Revolution
7
Tom and Jerry
16
The Barracks
19
Teacher's Story
22
Monkey King
28
Field of Rivals
32
Number One
36
The Yellow Dog
42
Leaving Home
49
PART TWO: THE POWER CITY
Fever
57
Professor Angry
61
Shame
70
Uncle No. 2
77
A Return to Music
84
Nine Months
90
Red Paper on a Bulletin Board
96
Beginning Again
103
The Kung Fu Master of Eight Regions
109
PART THREE: BEYOND CHINA
Germany
115
Chopin
131
The Battle of Rachmaninoff
142
PART FOUR: BEYOND CHINA
America
149
Farewell
153
Beijing 9, Shanghai 1
160
Hip-Hop
165
Gary Graffman
170
A Different Paradigm
175
Cultural Tutor
182
Maestro Eschenbach
187
The Big Five
202
PART FIVE: CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
Homecoming
209
The Press
216
The Critics
220
Maestro Barenboim
223
Two Horses
231
Beyond Music
234
Acknowledgments 241