A 24-year-old Japanese pianist was moved to tears during her own performance of Frédéric Chopin ’s Prelude, Op.28, No.15, ...

The International Chopin Piano Competition is entering its final round, with performances that attract millions of viewers.

Since his last Schubert Club solo recital in 2006, Norway’s Leif Ove Andsnes has emerged as one of the 21st century’s premier pianists. So it’s no surprise that St. Paul’s Ordway Music Theater was ...

"Chopin's Piano: In Search of the Instrument That Transformed Music," by Paul Kildea. W.W. Norton, 368 pages. $27.95. Even those who are not musically inclined will find themselves reading this book ...

Back in the 2021 Warsaw Competition the 17-year-old Hao Rao’s freshness and enthusiasm held their own among his formidable colleagues in both the semi-final and final rounds. Fast forward to 2025, and ...

In the winter of 1838-39, Chopin and his lover George Sand set off to the Balearic Islands to escape the Parisian winter. Chopin took with him the partially completed manuscript of his Preludes, plus ...

It is no coincidence that these two Chopin recitals arrive on each other’s heels. The prestigious Chopin International Piano Competition, held every five years, has just crowned its latest winner in ...

Japanese pianist Tomoharu Ushida inaugurated the third and final day of auditions of the third stage of the Chopin ...