In Paris, far from his Polish homeland, Chopin gave his soul to the piano, creating for it music of unearthly beauty. Into the Nocturnes, he poured the greatest brightness of his genius. Chopin was ...

FORT WORTH — Every so often a concert feels particularly special, one you’re grateful to be experiencing. That’s how it was with pianist Piers Lane’s recital Saturday night at Texas Christian ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by For this rising artist, Chopin’s 21 nocturnes are “pieces I play for myself.” A new recording will bring them to an audience. By J.S. Marcus The ...

Stephen Hough Chopin Nocturnes Hyperion (2 CDs), out October 29 Like a lot of us, I keep wondering how I could have frittered away all that time during lockdown. One who needn’t is our greatest living ...

Chopin’s Nocturne No. 7, in C-sharp minor, begins with a low, ashen sound: a prowling arpeggio in the left hand, consisting only of C-sharps and G-sharps. It’s a hollowed-out harmony, in limbo between ...

Most pianists, amateur or professional, have some Chopin in their repertoire. As one very much of the former variety, I went along to the UK’s first Chopin piano weekend – and here’s what I learned.

24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor, Presto 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, Lento 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 14 in E-Flat Minor, Allegro 24 ...

Frederic Chopin was a Polish-born pianist and composer of matchless genius in the realm of keyboard music. As a pianist, his talents were beyond emulation and had an impact on other musicians entirely ...

An uneven fourth day, artistically speaking, but the highs were high, while the evening round ushered in a major discovery. More on that below. Having admired the elegant understatement of Chelsea Guo ...