Tag: Chopin

• I just thought Chopin was too girlie

  May 13

  But not any more. Ivan Hewett describes how he belatedly woke up to the ‘tender poet’ of the piano. The flood of Chopin performances and recordings launched by the 200th… more ›

• Nelson Freire: Chopin Nocturnes

  Mar 15

  From The Times: Every concert pianist with ten fingers and thumbs should be playing Chopin this year. Already the record companies are busy marking the composer’s 200th birthday with reissues… more ›

• Warsaw hosts 170-hour party for Chopin

  Mar 7

  Piano music has lured walkers on Warsaw’s Royal Route in to a special event over the past week: a Chopin concert, day and night, free of charge. You could have… more ›

• Pianist and Cellist Have an Encounter With Chopin and Schumann

  Feb 6

  Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax: A Carnegie Hall concert on Friday marked the bicentenaries of Chopin and Schumann. A Peter Lieberson piece inspired by Schumann completed the program. Read the… more ›