Pianist Rafal Blechacz's victory at the 2005 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw (the first Polish performer to take the prize in 30 years) aroused plenty of interest in this young virtuoso.

Chopin is never far from the center of the piano world, but he seems to be picking up some unusually eloquent champions lately. To a list that includes the Argentine pianist Ingrid Fliter, who makes ...

Alexewicz is one of four Polish contestants who have qualified to the second stage. During his performance on Thursday, he played all 24 preludes from Opus 28. Reflecting on how his interpretation of ...

Rob Cowan and Jeremy Nicholas discuss Alfred Cortot’s 1933/34 recording of Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Op 28 Cortot recorded at least six complete sets of Chopin’s Op 28, including two that were not ...

This study demonstrates a comprehensive method for linking expert musicians' interpretive choices and associated performances to listeners' perceptions of emotionality. In Phase 1 of the study, 10 ...

The pianist couldn’t hold back tears as she played one of the world’s most moving pieces of music. A 24-year-old Japanese pianist was moved to tears during her own performance of Frédéric Chopin’s ...