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.

The first of three prize-winners’ concerts took place in the historic Moniuszko Auditorium of the Teatr Wielki. It began with an hour-long awards ceremony, followed by a first intermission. After the ...

Alan Walker, the esteemed biographer of Liszt and Chopin, explains his singular approach to history. He reveals why he remains an ‘analogue person‘ in a digital world, and argues that the best path to ...

A February 26, 2025 report from the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform found $2.7 trillion in USAID fraud and abuse over the past two decades. I’m guessing Jack is okay with this ...

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

To begin the second in this season’s series of concerts by the Spokane String Quartet, Helen Byrne, its cellist, stepped to the microphone to explain some changes that had been made in the program.

Camden Stewart, the pianist who grew up singing in a world-famous boys’ choir, is now taking TikTok by storm with his performances on public pianos. Camden Stewart has earned himself a huge TikTok ...

Background Physical activity is important in both prevention and treatment of many common diseases, but sports injuries can pose serious problems. Objective To determine whether physical activity ...

Continuing its lead up to celebrate its 50th anniversary next spring, the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation will ...