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Posted in Chopin Currency, Dang Thai Son, Hershey Felder, Monsieur Chopin, Wibi Soerjadi on Apr 30th, 2008
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SWEET TRILOGY
San Diego Jewish Journal – CA, USA
An interview with Hershey Felder in the run-up to a San Diego presentation of all three of his one-man shows: “Beethoven At I Knew Him…
Posted in Brubeck Braid, cartoons, Chopin Currency, Claire Huangci, Edward Rebner, Gilmore Festival, J.S. Bach, Piano Concertos, Preludes, Rafał Blechacz, Richard Goode, Theodore Saidenberg, Woody Woodpecker on Apr 29th, 2008
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Woody Woodpecker: “Musical Moments from Chopin“
Woody Woodpecker and Andy Panda give a piano performance for an audience of barnyard animals. Soundtrack is provided by the duo-piano team of (Thomas) Saidenberg & (Edward) Rebner…
Posted in Chopin Currency, Etudes, Leopold Godowsky, Marc-André Hamelin, worship on Apr 27th, 2008
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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 …
Posted in amateur performers, art, Chopin Currency, nature, paintings, piano lessons, Wojciech Kossak on Apr 26th, 2008
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Puzzle pieces of past fall into place when playing a baby grand
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription) – Anderson,SC,USA
“This is a story about a piano, and a middle-aged woman, and the thrill of rediscovering an …
Posted in beer, Chopin Competition, Chopin Currency, Dmitri Tymoczko, Eleanor McEvoy, Guiomar Novaes, Music Theory, Preludes, Rafał Blechacz, spas on Apr 25th, 2008
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Award-winning pianist to perform here
Vancouver Sun – British Columbia, Canada
Both a review (of a new DG CD) and a preview of the pending May 2 appearance in Vancouver by Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz..…
Posted in Australian ballet, Chopin Currency, Dance, Dang Thai Son, Films, Forever (movie), Gene Bertonici, Jerome Robbins, Kristopher Hull, Pianist Errant, Rochester Symphony on Apr 24th, 2008
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Piano Man on a Mission
Miami New Times – Miami,FL,USA
Fascinating story of the “self-taught classical pianist” Kristopher Hull, who’s now taking his Chopin-heavy act to the streets of Miami as a “Pianist Errant”
This …
Posted in Alex Kobrin, Ballades, Chopin Currency, Dang Thai Son, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Gilmore Festival, Impromptu (movie), Impromptus, Ingrid Fliter, Nocturnes, Richard Goode on Apr 22nd, 2008
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Pianist Born to the Colors of Chopin
New York Times – United States
Veteran New York Times critic Bernard Holland isn’t thrilled about Ingrid Fliter‘s Beethoven and Schubert, but is charmed by her Chopin:…
Posted in Ballades, Chopin Currency, Enrique Granados, George Sand, Jorge Luis Prats, Konstancja Gladowska, Love Life, Marie Wodzinski, Neal Sedaka, Suite101, Waltzes on Apr 21st, 2008
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The master songwriter turns maestro
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Legendary (and remarkably durable) hitman Neil Sedaka is poised to “return to his classical roots” Down Under…
…Sedaka was an acclaimed junior pianist
Posted in Artur Rubinstein, books, Chopin Currency, Garrick Ohlsson, My Young Years (book), Piano Sonata No. 3 on Apr 20th, 2008
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‘My Young Years’: Rubinstein’s Enchanting Prelude
Washington Post – United States
Book critic and columnist Jonathan Yardley’s “Second Readings” series shines the spotlight on a long out-of-print autobiography by the Polish piano master…
…It
Posted in Chopin Competition, Chopin Currency, Grigory Sokolov, Krystian Zimerman, Lang Lang, Preludes, Yundi Li on Apr 18th, 2008
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When Fame Can’t Cross the Atlantic
New York Times – United States
Fascinating story (and review) of Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov, lionized in Europe; barely known in America….
…Classical music is supposedly universal. Language
Posted in André Laplante, Chopin Currency, Evgeny Kissin, Grand Valse Brilliante, Nocturnes, Piano Sonata No. 2, Piano Sonata No. 3, Radiohead on Apr 17th, 2008
Chopin/Radiohead update:
The “Matchup” of a Chopin prelude with Radiohead’s Exit Music for a Film is getting noticed all over the blogosphere (see the Chopin Currency for April 15), prompting this comment from ThisIsNotALabel Computer Music Blog :
…This
Posted in Alex Kobrin, BBC Radio 3, Cello Sonata, Chopin Currency, Chopin Marathon, David Owen Norris, Gilmore Festival, Ingrid Fliter, Jan Vogler, Piano Sonata No. 3, Sergio Tiempo, Van Cliburn Competition, Videos on Apr 16th, 2008
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BBC dedicates weekend to Chopin
BBC News – UK
BBC Radio 3 announces a blockbuster weekend dedicated to Chopin (May 17-18, 2008, including the launch of “a dedicated website, launched as part of the …
Posted in Chopin Currency, Chopin Tulip, flowers, Hugh Sung, Mashups, Preludes, Radiohead, Videos, You Tube on Apr 15th, 2008
Posted in ballet, Chopin Currency, Complexions (dance troupe), Dance, Dear Fredric, Gilmore Festival, Ingrid Fliter on Apr 14th, 2008
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“Dear Frederic” – Complexions Contemporary Ballet
calendarlive.com – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Review of “vibrant Chopin” as part of a “sensational seven-part program,” which opens with a brief primer on the Chopin dance oeuvre…
…Chopin never wrote
Posted in Chopin Currency, Emanuel Ax, Etudes, Grace Nikae, Konstantin Lifschitz, Piano Concertos, Piano Sonata No. 3 on Apr 13th, 2008
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Wagner without the words
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com – Newark,NJ,USA
Emanuel Ax plays “a concerto by a composer who never wrote an opera but was deeply influenced by bel canto vocalism (Chopin’s Piano Concerto …
Posted in Byron Janis, Chopin Bicentennial, Chopin Currency, Evgenia Rubinova, Films, Ingrid Fliter, movies, Piano Concertos on Apr 11th, 2008
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Finale at the Wichita Symphony
The Wichita Eagle – Wichita,KS,USA3
Three-paragraph preview of Ingrid Fliter‘s appearance in Kansas:
1) Fliter won the Gilmore Artist Award in 2006, with its top prize of $300,000. The …
Posted in Arthur Greene, Etudes, Performances on Apr 10th, 2008
Smack-dab in the middle of Chopin’s Op. 25 Etudes lies this unique and memorable piece that is unlike any other Chopin creation. And one that has generated …
Posted in Catholicism, Chopin Currency, Mischa Elman, Nocturnes, Palomar College, Peter Gach, Vatican on Apr 10th, 2008
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Gach plans all-Chopin recital at Escondido arts center
North County Times – Escondido,CA,USA
Palomar College pianist Peter Gach prepares for his annual appearance….
…Gach has had a lifelong love affair with the music of
Posted in Awards, Chopin Academy Warsaw, Chopin Currency, Critics, Dave Brubeck, Garrick Ohlsson, jazz, John Lee Roberts, Piano Sonata No. 3, Poland, Yundi Li on Apr 9th, 2008
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Dave Brubeck wins medal for spreading jazz abroad
Reuters – USA
The legendary jazzman comes to Washington DC to be honored by the State Department – and to explain his connection to Chopin (including a …
Posted in Chopin Currency, Chopiniana, Dance, Evgenia Rubinova, Heroic Polonaise, Illinois Symphony, Jerome Robbins, Kirov Ballet, Lang Lang, Opera North Orchestra, Sa Chen on Apr 8th, 2008
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Though Hyde did appear, Lang Lang mostly Jekyll
Chicago Tribune – United States
Chicago critic decides there are two sides – or perhaps two personas – in the Chinese virtuoso:
…More and more I am
Posted in AmieStreet.com, Chopin Currency, Claire Huangci, Hugh Sung, Kosciuszko Foundation, Piano Concertos, Springfield (MA) Symphony on Apr 7th, 2008
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Preview of upcoming concerts by the Springfield (Mass) Symphony Orchestra, including an appearance by the 2006 the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition winner…
…Orchestral romance: On April 26, [Kevin] Rhodes
Posted in Benno Moiseiwitsch, Chopin Competition, Chopin Currency, Chopin Foundation, Gilmore Festival, Ingrid Fliter, Jacek Kortus, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Mindru Katz, Piano Sonata No. 2 on Apr 6th, 2008
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Chopin: Piano Sonata No 3; Mazurkas Op 59; Barcarolle Op 60 …
Telegraph.co.uk – United Kingdom
UK paper gives Gilmore Award winner Ingrid Fliter a vigorous thumbs-up on her new All-Chopin CD:
Ingrid …
Posted in Adam Neiman, André Laplante, Chopin Currency, Emanuel Ax, Gilmore Festival, Jeanie Darnell, Mazurkas, Michael Baron, Pauline Viardot, Piano Concertos, Piano Sonata No. 2 on Apr 5th, 2008
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André Laplante: Piano virtuoso and artist
Barre Montpelier Times Argus – Barre,VT,USA
Previewing his appearance in the Vermont capital, Quebec pianist shares his approach to Chopin:
…André’s first point was that Chopin (1810-1849) was
Posted in Chopin Currency, Emanuel Ax, Etudes, Fantaisie-Impromptu, Forever (movie), Gilmore Festival, Konstantin Lifschitz, Marjorie Vincent, Miss America, Naomi Kudo, Pere-Lachaise Cemetery, Sa Chen, Warsaw on Apr 4th, 2008
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ISO hands pianist Chen the keys to Chopin piece
Springfield State Journal Register – Springfield,IL,USA
Preview of Illinois Symphony Orchestra performance featuring Chinese pianist (and “Crystal Award” winner (3rd prize) at the 2005 Van Cliburn …
Posted in Nocturnes, Polina Khatsko, Recordings on Apr 4th, 2008
…“Magnificent in its breadth, it profound expression, and its tremendous sonority.” Dr. Frank Cooper‘s summation of this Chopin Nocturne, composed in 1841, just about says it all. But if you want to know more, click here. Or else
Posted in Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Chopin Currency, Ghosts, Mazurkas, Savannah Music Festival, Supernatural, Xiayin Wang, Yu Kosuge, Yundi Li on Apr 3rd, 2008
Chopin News, Previews, and Reviews….
Answering Bach’s Call With Color and Stamina
New York Times – United States
Chinese pianist Xiayin Wang impresses at Carnegie’s Zankel Hall…
…Even for the most gifted young pianist, it takes a lot to be
Posted in Chopin Currency, Dariusz Pawlas, Emanuel Ax, Etudes, guitar, Lang Lang, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Project Launch, Segundo Pastor on Apr 2nd, 2008
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Project Launch to host Autism Benefit Concert
Woodlands Online, LLC – The Woodlands,TX,USA
A preview of a benefit concert by Dariusz Pawlas for Project Launch – a Texas-based organization that While the April concert centers …
Posted in blogs, Chopin Currency, downloads, emo, The Pianist, Yundi Li on Apr 1st, 2008
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Pianist Yundi Li makes his Miami debut
MiamiHerald.com – Miami,FL,USA
Preview of the April 1 debut by our headline-grabbing pianist, who discusses his continuing connection to Chopin afer wininning the Chopin competition in Warsaw…
…Yet
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