WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Twelve pianists from around the world have been admitted to play in the final stage of the 18th edition of the prestigious Frederic Chopin piano competition, reputed for ...

Musicologist Iza Smelczyńska and music critic Filip Lech discuss the agitation in the final round, the orchestral imperfections, and conclude that no matter what, the verdict of the Chopin Competition ...

A Canadian has reached the final of the 2025 International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, widely regarded as the most prestigious piano competition in the world. Calgary’s Kevin Chen, 20 ...

For a test of artistry, courage and endurance, together with an obsessive focus on one composer, there is nothing quite like the International Chopin Piano Competition. Founded in 1927 to “increase ...

Saturday was the first day of the final auditions, which will end on Monday. "His music is always moving and beautiful. My greatest dream is to play his music," Tianyao Lyu told journalists after her ...

The classical musical world now knows the names of the finalists of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, and among them is home favourite Piotr Alexewicz, the only Pole ...

I remember where I was, what I was eating and what I was reading the first time I heard Chopin’s Nocturne in C Minor, Op 48 No. 1. It was the early 1990s. Simply Red, Kylie and PM Dawn dominated the ...