The mazurka, a traditional Polish dance, acts as a siren to Poles far and wide. Janina Fialkowska, born in Canada but half-Polish, says that in playing the mazurkas of Chopin she has been afforded “a ...

Richard Goode styled his absorbing recital Sunday at Orchestra Hall as a homage to Chopin, surrounding eight of the Polish master’s mazurkas, nocturnes and a polonaise with music by composers who ...

"It's my little secret, but it also helps me focus," Prokopowicz said, referring to the long moment of silence which preceded his performance in the second round of the competition. "I'm glad I had ...

Stephen Aron is a world-renowned classical guitarist who founded Oberlin’s Classical Guitar program in 1992. He is a groundbreaking figure in the world of classical guitar recordings, publishing the ...

Pianist and presenter Marjan Kiepura has just released an engaging new video workshop exploring the captivating world of Frédéric Chopin’s mazurkas. As someone of Polish heritage, I feel a profound ...

Pianist Edward Auer has had a fine career, spanning more than 40 years now. He's always had a special place in his heart for Poland, and Poland's favorite musical son — Frederic Chopin. Auer won a ...

Finding different programming formats during a bicentenary year awash with Chopin CDs has doubtless been a challenge to any pianist, but Cédric Tiberghien has devised a telling mix on this disc. He ...

If there’s one genre that captures the essence of Chopin, it’s surely the Mazurka. These triple-time dances seem modest on the surface; usually there’s an opening melody, a contrasting middle bit ...

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The 19-year-old pianist was born in the Israeli city of Netanya, where he spent the first four years of his life. His older sister was his first music teacher, and he began his formal music education ...