Most pianists, amateur or professional, have some Chopin in their repertoire. As one very much of the former variety, I went along to the UK’s first Chopin piano weekend – and here’s what I learned.
Pianist Brian Ganz will conclude his 16-year journey to perform every work composed by the legendary Fryderyk Chopin on ...
Pianist Seong-Jin Cho became the first South Korean to win First Prize at the Warsaw International Chopin Competition in 2015. Following that award, he immediately recorded Chopin’s First Piano ...
Though not the most imaginative take on the 21 nocturnes, the French pianist captures Chopin’s music as it was conceived on a superb-sounding 1836 Pleyel Chopin composed 21 nocturnes, 18 of which were ...
A humble piano that birthed some of composer Frédèric Chopin’s greatest pieces is the peg for a meditation on romanticism in this beguiling study. Composer and pianist Kildea (Benjamin Britten) ...
This autumn, the world’s most talented pianists are coming to Warsaw. Held every five years, the International Fryderyk ...
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Music City isn't just the home of country music, but is also a hub for some of today's most talented and well-respected classical musicians and classically-trained performers. Surprisingly, though, ...
Canadian classical pianist Bruce Xiaoyu Liu was awarded first prize in the Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland. — © Chopin Institute Canadian ...