Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews:
Rafael Viñoly’s Musical Refuge
New York Sun - United States
The world-famous concert-hall architect somehow finds time to practice, practice, practice…
The Uruguayan-born Mr. Viñoly is no mere collector. He is a bona fide musician who once contemplated a career…
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Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews
Must male pianists be pin-ups?
guardian.co.uk - UK
Provocative column from Guardian blogger about “making glamourpusses out of pianists…” The readers think it’s more of a generation gap…
In the crisis-laden economy of classical music concerts, pianists today are often…
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Chopin News, Reviews, & Previews:
A scintillating fiesta of melodies
The News - International - Pakistan
It’s not often we get Chopin reviews from Karachi!
The evening’s programme opened the Polish-French composer Frederick Francois Chopin’s Waltz in F Major. Ayesha Tariq gave a delightfully…
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Posted in Alexander Korsantia, American Ballet Theatre, Artur Rubinstein Piano Competition, Chekhov, Chopin Currency, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Freddy Kempf, Jerusalem Symphony, Olesia Shewchuk, Piano Concertos, plays on May 2nd, 2008
Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews:
From Georgia with love
Jerusalem Post - Israel
Georgian Pianist Alexander Korsantia prepares to play a concert with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, whose home venue of Henry Crown Hall just happens to be located on 5 Chopin Street…
I…
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Posted in Alexander Tharaud, American Ballet Theatre, Buffalo NY, Chopin Currency, Chopin Singing Society, Dance, Dear Fredric, Dyngus Day, Preludes, Videos on Mar 24th, 2008
Dyngus Day to proclaim Polish pride
Buffalo News - NY, United States
Today we tip our hat to the venerable Chopin Singing Society, proud keepers of the Dyngus Day flame in Western New York…
For the clueless, Dyngus Day is a Polish-American tradition…
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Chopin News, Reviews, & Previews:
Byron Janis Celebrates 80th Birthday 3/10 in Concert with Hensley …
Celebrated Chopin interpreter (and more recently, composer of Broadway songs) Byron Janis is set to present two shows - celebrating his 80th birthday (and Chopin’s 198th!)…
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