Internationally Acclaimed Pianist Lang Lang to Appear Live in Concert on the Big Screen Nationwide with Philadelphia Orchestra

This fall, movie theater audiences will experience an incredible evening of music with internationally acclaimed pianist Lang Lang in a special in-theater concert event featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Charles Dutoit on Saturday, October 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. MT/ 8:00 p.m. PT (tape delay). Broadcast live to movie theaters across the country, Lang Lang Live on Franz Liszt’s 200^th Birthday is the first live, classical music cinema event headlined by a solo artist. During this Fathom concert event, Lang Lang will mark the 200^th birthday of his hero, piano virtuoso and innovative composer Franz Liszt, performing Liszt’s famed Piano Concerto No.1, as well as some of the most famous, virtuosic and poetic solo pieces written for the piano. The event will also feature special footage shot at this summer‘s iTunes Festival, including behind the scenes interviews, commentary and exclusive musical performances. A re-broadcast of the event is scheduled for Monday, October 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. MT/ 8:00 p.m. PT.

Tickets for Lang Lang Live on Franz Liszt’s 200^th Birthday are available now at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

Heralded as the "hottest artist on the classical music planet” by The New York Times, 29-year-old Lang Lang has played sold out recitals and concerts in every major city in the world. In 2008, more than four billion people viewed Lang Lang’s performance in Beijing’s opening ceremony for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, where he was seen as a symbol of the youth and the future of China. This status has inspired more than 40 million Chinese children to learn to play classical piano – a phenomenon coined by The Today Show as "the Lang Lang effect."

"The cinemacast is a first-class opportunity to bring Liszt's music to audiences throughout the country with contemporary technology," said Lang Lang. "I look forward to playing with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Maestro Charles Dutoit and celebrating this special birthday with music aficionados nationally."

Presented by NCM Fathom and SONY Classical, Lang Lang Live on Franz Liszt’s 200^th Birthday will be broadcast live in high-definition in nearly 270 select U.S. movie theaters through NCM’s exclusive Digital Broadcast Network – North America’s largest cinema broadcast network.

Lang Lang has had an extraordinary relationship with Franz Liszt since his first encounter with classical music at the age of two, when he was captivated by Tom and Jerry’s version of Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2. Lang Lang’s new album Liszt – My Piano Hero, available on October 4, pays tribute to the life and music of Franz Liszt. One of the most eagerly anticipated classical releases of the year, the album features the composer’s Piano Concerto No.1, which Lang Lang recorded with Valery Gergiev and the Vienna Philharmonic. A companion DVD, Liszt Now!, will be released later in the year.

"The Liszt piano concertos and sonatas are some of the finest pieces of classical music ever composed,” said Dan Diamond, senior vice president of Fathom. "With Lang Lang’s performance of this music on such a special occasion, this in-theater event will truly build a bridge between the music’s legendary past and its very bright future.”

About National CineMedia (NCM)

NCM operates NCM Media Networks, a leading integrated media company reaching U.S. consumers in movie theaters, online and through mobile technology. The NCM Cinema Network and NCM Fathom present cinema advertising and events across the nation’s largest digital in-theater network, comprised of theaters owned by AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) and other leading regional theater circuits. NCM’s theater advertising network covers 175 Designated Market Areas® (49 of the top 50) and includes over 18,100 screens (16,800 digital). During 2010, over 690 million patrons attended movies shown in theaters in which NCM currently has exclusive, cinema advertising agreements in place. The NCM Fathom Events broadcast network is comprised of nearly 700 locations in 165 Designated Market Areas® (all of the top 50). The NCM Interactive Network offers 360-degree integrated marketing opportunities in combination with cinema, encompassing 42 entertainment-related websites, online widgets and mobile applications. National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 48.7% interest in and is the managing member of National CineMedia LLC. For more information, visit www.nationalcinemedia.com or www.ncm.com or www.FathomEvents.com.

About SONY Classical

Sony Classical is the label group in charge of classical music within Sony Music Entertainment, based in New York and Berlin and responsible for the international productions of Sony Classical, RCA Red Seal and Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, as well as a vast catalogue that goes back to Enrico Caruso. Sony Classical is the home of artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Lang Lang, Joshua Bell, Murray Perahia and Vittorio Grigolo, as well as containing the musical legacy of Glenn Gould, Arthur Rubinstein, Vladimir Horowitz, Arturo Toscanini and Leonard Bernstein. In the USA, Sony Classical is represented by the Sony Masterworks label group. For email updates and information please visit www.SonyMasterworks.com.