Every five years, since 1927, Warsaw has become the classical music capital of the world thanks to the Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition**.** It is an event that attracts the eyes (or ...

"It's my little secret, but it also helps me focus," Prokopowicz said, referring to the long moment of silence which preceded his performance in the second round of the competition. "I'm glad I had ...

This autumn, the world’s most talented pianists are coming to Warsaw. Held every five years, the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition is one of the most important and prestigious music ...

This October, renowned Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino will step on Poland’s Warsaw Philharmonic Hall stage in the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition. Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino performs ...

When Hershey Felder takes the San Diego Rep stage in the person of Fryderyk Chopin, he steps in from the shadows. That seems a fitting symbol for this rendering of a composer who was pursued by gloom ...

A recital by pianist Cho Seong-jin was held at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall on Aug. 28. Cho was invited to play as part of the 12th Chopin and his Europe festival that was held from Aug. 15 to ...

Fryderyk Chopin’s music is one of Europe’s great cultural legacies. Many of his compositions were based on Polish folk tunes and reflected Chopin’s nostalgia for a homeland that he left early and to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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 ...

The 19-year-old pianist was born in the Israeli city of Netanya, where he spent the first four years of his life. His older sister was his first music teacher, and he began his formal music education ...