Among record collectors there are desert-island discs –the handful of discs you’d take to said isolated island. Now, Mikhail ...

In 2010 we celebrated the bicentennial of Chopin's birth. He left more than 230 fantastic compositions, often described as romantic, emotional and poetic. Chopin composed almost exclusively for piano ...

VALDOSTA — St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will be hosting pianist Dr. Benjamin Warsaw in a concert on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. Warsaw will be playing a program called “Dreamscape Impressions” featuring works ...

Chinese artist Lyu Tianyao, 17, shares the fourth prize with Japanese pianist Shiori Kuwahara. Lyu also receives the Warsaw Philharmonic Award for the best performance of a concerto. [Photo/The ...

Twenty pianists have advanced to the third round of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, following the close of the second stage. Polish Radio music commentator Adam ...

The pianist couldn’t hold back tears as she played one of the world’s most moving pieces of music. A 24-year-old Japanese pianist was moved to tears during her own performance of Frédéric Chopin’s ...

Each of Stage 2’s four days offer 10 45-minute recitals, dominated by Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Op 28. All of the candidates are required to play either a group of six Preludes in successive order (either ...

When Yulianna Avdeeva won the Chopin Piano Competition in 2010, she became only the fourth woman ever to do so -- and the first in 45 years, since Martha Argerich’s legendary victory in 1965. In 2025, ...

Oct. 2 marks the opening ceremony of the 2025 International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Out of 700 applicants, Oberlin students make up seven of the fewer than 80 pianists who will ...

Alexewicz is one of four Polish contestants who have qualified to the second stage. During his performance on Thursday, he played all 24 preludes from Opus 28. Reflecting on how his interpretation of ...

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The Chopin Competition, which will soon celebrate its centenary, has attracted interest from around the world and has often been compared by the media to a sports event. "It is true that the ...