Latest News: Classical, Chopin (composer)
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Interview,
Jan Lisiecki on Chopin 11th August 2021The Canadian pianist, who made his first Chopin recordings in his early teens, talks to Katherine about his long-standing affinity with the composer's music and his new recording of the Nocturnes (released this Friday on Deutsche Grammophon).
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Interview,
Charles Richard-Hamelin on Chopin 22nd July 2021In the wake of his new recording of the 24 Préludes Op. 28 on Analekta, the Canadian pianist talks to Katherine about why playing Chopin's music always 'feels like coming home' to him.
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Interview,
Eric Lu on Chopin, Brahms and Schumann 19th March 2020The Leeds International Piano Competition winner talks to Katherine about his first studio recording, released on Warner Classics last month.
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Recording of the Week,
Franck and Chopin from Gautier Capuçon and Yuja Wang 13th December 2019The two acclaimed soloists come together in a dazzling duo, with the rich warmth of Franck's Cello Sonata in A major sharply offset against the angst-wracked soul-searching of Chopin's in G minor.
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Recording of the Week,
Maurizio Pollini performs late piano works by Chopin 25th January 2019The Italian pianist revisits works by Chopin including the Third Piano Sonata, the Berceuse, and the two Nocturnes, op. 55, alongside his first recording of the three Mazurkas, op. 56.
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Recording of the Week,
Daniil Trifonov performs piano works by Chopin and others 6th October 2017Katherine enjoys Trifonov's latest album, exploring Chopin's music, influence and legacy, with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev.
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Recording of the Week,
Seong-Jin Cho, winner of the 2015 Chopin Piano Competition, performs Chopin 25th November 2016James enjoys International Chopin Competition winner Seong-Jin Cho's debut studio album, featuring (unsurprisingly!) Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Ballades.
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Recording of the Week,
Seong-Jin Cho: Winner of the 2015 Chopin Piano Competition 13th November 2015David listens to the young South Korean pianist's debut recording on DG.
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Interview,
Nelson Goerner on Chopin 11th November 2015David talks to the pianist about the competition circuit, duetting with Martha Argerich, and his forthcoming recordings of Beethoven and Chopin.
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Recording of the Week,
Grigory Sokolov performs Mozart and Chopin 19th January 2015James listens to Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov's first release on DG, featuring Mozart Sonatas and Chopin Preludes.
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Recording of the Week,
Hamelin proves his real class with Chopin 12th January 2009The French-Canadian virtuoso ‘demonstrates that he really is a great musician as well as a phenomenal pianist’ in an all-Chopin programme centring on the Second and Third Piano Sonatas.
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Recording of the Week,
Ingrid Fliter 31st March 2008The Gilmore Award-winning Argentine pianist makes her EMI debut with an all-Chopin recital which showcases her ‘contrasts of tonal colours, dynamic range and lyricism’.