Eric Lu, a 27-year-old pianist from Massachusetts, won the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, becoming the first American since 1970 to receive the top honor in a contest regarded by ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick For his Carnegie debut, the fast-rising Yunchan Lim gave a confident and dazzling performance of Chopin’s 27 fiendishly difficult études ...

I once asked Emanuel Ax how today’s young keyboard practitioners compared to those of his generation. ‘Everyone plays the piano so amazingly well these days,’ he replied, ‘as though there’s nothing ...

Before I embark on my marathon reporting from the trenches during Stage 1 at the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, I’m laying down one ground rule: no predictions. Instead, I’ll ...

The Cliburn Concert series in Fort Worth, Texas is an outgrowth of the Cliburn Piano Competition, which in turn came from the extraordinary success of American pianist Van Cliburn. A recent performer ...