The song is made popular by two young Chinese piano players, Lang Lang and Yundi Li, who are extremely hot in the classical scene right now.

By playing western classical music, these pianists have played themself into the picture. Now they introduce Chinese classical music to the West.

Yundi Li

At the age of 18, Yundi Li was the youngest pianist to win the 2002 International Frederick Chopin Piano.

Competition in Warschaw. He was the first participant to be awarded First Prize in 15 years.

Lang Lang

Lang Lang is the Chinese dream come true. Born in a poor family, Lang Lang climbed up by studying the piano like crazy to break through.

Now he plays all major stages in the world.

Yundi Li plays Sun Flower:

Lang Langgives 9 year old George Li a masterclass with Sun Flowers:

It has, no doubt, been identified with the older members of society as well as being accociated with the upper-middle class, for reasons that is quite obvious so I won't get into. However, specticles such as the BBC Proms, I believe, has made it innaccesable, even taboo, amongst us peasants. For example, the pomposity of "in jokes" and traditions: I remember watching a clip (on Room 101 I believe) from the Proms where a Cello player plays a mournful, minor-key piece, to which the crowd of toffs are handed hankercheifs and they proceed to "fake cry".

Anyway, I digress. Basically, I urge any of the young folk out there to shake off any of those preconceptions, because there is some superb music out there, great for relaxation or as an accompianment to other tasks, such as writing or cleaning.

Also, just because you like "classical music", it doesn't mean you have to like all of it, as there are a huge variety of styles (after all, it has a history far longer than "popular music".) For instance, my discovery of classical music came from learning to play piano over the summer. I like Beethoven a lot, while I can't understand Mozart at all (they are extremely different), but I have become obsesssed with the Romantic period, esspecially Frederic Chopin, whose genious is beyond explaination. I've been fairly successful at learning the Nocturne I've "You-tubed", as well as a few others of his, all of which are a absolute joy to learn and play. 

Just give it a try. Don't worry, it won't make you a 70 year-old aristocrat... I promise.

A dla wariata sieć jest rajem, ziemią obiecaną, tu może mieć władzę, której nie ma w realu, a o której zawsze marzył. W tym oto miejscu jego "nie" znaczy "nie" dla wszystkich, a przynajmniej dla tych wszystkich, którzy go czytają i w niego wierzą... I nagle on sam staje się pół-bogiem. Tu banik, tam bluzg czy odrażający wulgaryzm. Temu przykleję etykietkę, z tamtego zdejmę klątwę, czy choćby ignor... I tak to się kręci.
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F. Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu, Op. 66, Yundi Li

"La Campanella" di Franz Liszt suonata da Yundi Li: uno dei miei pezzi preferiti di musica classica...non ci sono parole per descrivere *_*

Here is promotion video and it is interesting too: