Posted in BBC Radio 3, Chopin Bicentennial, Chopin Currency, Chopin Experience, Etudes, Marc-André Hamelin, Mateusz Kolakowski, Poland, Sejm (Parliament), jazz on May 12th, 2008

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Sejm declares 2010 Year of Chopin
Thenews.pl - Warsaw,Poland
The Polish Parliment makes an Official Proclamation, preceded by “lively debate.” And just what DID happen to the Piano in the House?
The Sejm, Polish lower chamber of parliament, has…
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Posted in A Country in the Moon, Chopin Currency, Etudes, Garrick Ohlsson, Gilmore Festival, Michael Moran, Piano Sonata No. 3, Poland, Polish History, Preludes, Rafał Blechacz, Stephen Hough, Videos, Waltzes, books on May 9th, 2008
Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews:
Concert review: Young Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz dazzles …
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
A Bay Area reviewer isn’t quite ready to hand the Chopin crown to the hot young Polish pianist….
His performance May 4 at…
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A remarkable pianist on a curious quest
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
SF Critic admires the passion, but is not enthralled with the substance of a “fascinating but frustrating demi-recital” presented by Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin that is…
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Wagner without the words
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
Emanuel Ax plays “a concerto by a composer who never wrote an opera but was deeply influenced by bel canto vocalism (Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2).”
For the…
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Smack-dab in the middle of Chopin’s Op. 25 Etudes lies this unique and memorable piece that is unlike any other Chopin creation. And one that has generated a considerable amount of ink over the decades.
Sometimes it’s called the “‘cello Etude,” due…
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Posted in Chopin Currency, Emanuel Ax, Etudes, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Forever (movie), Gilmore Festival, Konstantin Lifschitz, Marjorie Vincent, Miss America, Naomi Kudo, Pere-Lachaise Cemetery, Sa Chen, Warsaw on Apr 4th, 2008
Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews:
ISO hands pianist Chen the keys to Chopin piece
Springfield State Journal Register - Springfield,IL,USA
Preview of Illinois Symphony Orchestra performance featuring Chinese pianist (and “Crystal Award” winner (3rd prize) at the 2005 Van Cliburn Competition) Sa Chen:
With the ISO, she…
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Project Launch to host Autism Benefit Concert
Woodlands Online, LLC - The Woodlands,TX,USA
A preview of a benefit concert by Dariusz Pawlas for Project Launch - a Texas-based organization that While the April concert centers on Autism, the overall target…
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Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews:
Horszowski: CASALS: Prelude; CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor; Mazurka in B-flat Minor…
Audiophile Audition - USA
Review of a CD compendium of two recitals (in 1984 and 1987) given by the venerable Polish pianist at…
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Vivid tribute show transforms theater into old Paris salon
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Another glowing review for the San Francisco production of “Pauline Viardot and Friends,” with special praise for soprano Melody Moore…
“Pauline Viardot and…
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Rubinstein Piano Competition / The heat that shuffled the deck
Ha’aretz - Tel Aviv,Israel
Bravos for the competitors, brickbats for the orchestra, in the latest dispatch from Tel Aviv:
Contestant Irina Zahharenkova, for instance, chose Chopin’s Concerto No. 2.…
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