Posted in BBC Radio 3, Chopin Bicentennial, Chopin Currency, Chopin Experience, Etudes, Marc-André Hamelin, Mateusz Kolakowski, Poland, Sejm (Parliament), jazz on May 12th, 2008

Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews:
Sejm declares 2010 Year of Chopin
Thenews.pl – Warsaw,Poland
The Polish Parliment makes an Official Proclamation, preceded by “lively debate.” And just what DID happen to the Piano in the House?
The Sejm, Polish lower chamber of parliament, has…
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Posted in Beethoven, Chopin Currency, Gabriela Montero, George Sand, Gilmore Festival, Grigory Sokolov, Hershey Felder, Jorgeous, Marc-André Hamelin, Monsieur Chopin, Piano Sonata No. 3, photos on May 10th, 2008

Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews:
Felder completes composer trilogy with ‘Beethoven’ premiere
North County Times – Escondido,CA,USA
Really having more to do with Ludwig than Fryderyk, a preview of Hershey Felder’s new one-man show in San Diego…
Like the other two plays, “Beethoven, As…
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Chopin News, Reviews & Previews:
A remarkable pianist on a curious quest
San Francisco Chronicle – CA, USA
SF Critic admires the passion, but is not enthralled with the substance of a “fascinating but frustrating demi-recital” presented by Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin that is…
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Chopin News, Reviews, and Previews:
Marc-André Hamelin: No Limits
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
Review of a new DVD of the Canadian artist in concert:
This DVD combines extensive background interviews with a recital at the Ruhr Piano Festival in Essen, Germany, last summer.…
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Posted in Ballades, Chopin Currency, Flavio Varani, Ken Russell, Marc-André Hamelin, Martha Argerich, Piano Sonata No. 2, Piano Sonata No. 3, Richard Goode, dogs on Jan 29th, 2008
Chopin In the News:
Chopin, With Progenitors and Progeny
New York Times – United States
In a brief program note Mr. Goode called the concert “a kind of homage to Chopin.” In practice, this meant surrounding Chopin’s works with music by German …
See…
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Chopin News, Reviews & Previews:
A certain sameness mars an otherwise fine recital
Philadelphia Inquirer – Philadelphia,PA,USA
His Chopin mazurka had a preestablished framework that would encourage dynamism: The choice of mazurkas encompassed the composer’s Polish nationalist side …
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