The Piano Music of Fryderyk Chopin - from the Studio of Arthur Greene
Posted in A Country in the Moon, Chopin Currency, Jacek Kortus, Mazurkas, Michael Moran, Nocturnes, Poland, Polish History, Waltzes on May 20th, 2008
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A Country in the Moon, by Michael Moran
Independent - London,England,UK
Review declares Michael Moran’s new book about Poland to be an “absorbing, exasperating and ultimately rewarding travelogue.”
Moran emerges from these pages as a romantic, a bon viveur,…
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…
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
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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…
Posted in A Country in the Moon, Alisa Weilerstein, Ballades, Cello Sonata, Chopin Currency, Gabriela Montero, Giuseppe Albanese, Inon Barnatan, Literature, Michael Moran, Poland, Ventura Music Festival, books on May 8th, 2008
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A Country In The Moon is a poetic exploration
Metro - London,UK
Echoes of Chopin abound in a new travelogue through post-Communist Poland by an Australian author ‘”honoring a deathbed pledge to his uncle– an eccentric concert pianist…
Posted in Awards, Chopin Academy Warsaw, Chopin Currency, Critics, Dave Brubeck, Garrick Ohlsson, John Lee Roberts, Piano Sonata No. 3, Poland, Yundi Li, jazz on Apr 9th, 2008
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Dave Brubeck wins medal for spreading jazz abroad
Reuters - USA
The legendary jazzman comes to Washington DC to be honored by the State Department - and to explain his connection to Chopin (including a visit to Poland…
Chopin 2010: Chopin in the News