Si sta per concludere l'anno che ha celebrato il duecentesimo anniversario della nascita di Fryderyk Chopin. LORENZO PULITI ci introduce all'ascolto dello Scherzo n. 1 op. 20. Una forma rivoluzionata ...

Culture.pl breaks down an iconic piece by Fryderyk Chopin – a composition almost unrecognised by the musical society of his times, but which is now considered to be groundbreaking and timeless. Why?

It took pianist Evgeny Kissin much of the first half of his recital to fully hit his stride. But when he did, with a dynamic, expansive performance of Frédéric Chopin’s Scherzo No. 4, the packed ...

A teen pianist performs a beautiful Chopin Scherzo and then improvs in his other love, jazz, with Peter. A 17-year-old composer shares his violin fantasy. Finally, we meet a piano duo from Oregon who ...

A recital by Evgeny Kissin in Carnegie Hall is a regular event—and “event” is the right word. A Kissin recital is an event because of the stage seating (the overflow crowd on the stage). But also ...