After his performance, Tianyou Li said that he found the polonaise a demanding composition, very intricate and full of emotions. "It is difficult to maintain its steady rhythm, at the same time ...

Alexewicz's performance closed the second day of auditions in the competition's final round on Sunday. Each finalist performs Chopin's Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat major, Op. 61 and one of the two ...

Rafał Blechacz has released his latest album with the major German label Deutsche Grammophon (DG). It features his interpretations of the seven Polonaises by Chopin, where his previous disc of Debussy ...

It took Eric Guo a few moments find his centre in his Stage 2 opener, the F sharp minor Polonaise, Op 44. By the time his curvaceous central mazurka section commenced, the pianist already was settled ...

Chopin was born 200 years ago on Monday, but it’s a tricky anniversary to celebrate. His oeuvre, almost exclusively for piano, offers little scope for repackaging. There is nothing to be dug up or ...

Controversy arose last month at the 19 th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw when American-Chinese ...

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 ...

The idea of writing a work of concert music with an introduction had been born before Chopin left Warsaw. He started from the Polonaise, leaving the introduction till later, and commented jokingly on ...