Musicologist Iza Smelczyńska and music critic Filip Lech discuss the agitation in the final round, the orchestral imperfections, and conclude that no matter what, the verdict of the Chopin Competition ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Twelve pianists from around the world have been admitted to play in the final stage of the 18th edition of the prestigious Frederic Chopin piano competition, reputed for ...

Twenty-seven-year-old Eric Lu won the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition (ph) on Tuesday in Warsaw, Poland. It's the first time an American has taken top honors at the competition since ...

For a test of artistry, courage and endurance, together with an obsessive focus on one composer, there is nothing quite like the International Chopin Piano Competition. Founded in 1927 to “increase ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by In Warsaw, a 27-year-old pianist from Massachusetts beat out 180 competitors to win what some call the Olympics of the piano world. By Derrick Bryson ...

The classical musical world now knows the names of the finalists of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, and among them is home favourite Piotr Alexewicz, the only Pole ...

American pianist Eric Lu won the top prize at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, the contest's Polish organisers said Tuesday. The competition -- held every five years in Frederic ...

WARSAW (Reuters) -American pianist Eric Lu won the top prize at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw on Tuesday. The decision came after hours of deliberations by a ...

On Tuesday, the semifinals of the 13th Ignacy Jan Paderewski International Piano Competition began in Bydgoszcz. Ten talented ...

How a Chopin piano competition helped me find joy in a dark world - FIRST PERSON: It’s called the Olympic Games of the piano – the Chopin Competition, which takes place every five years in Warsaw.