Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 11th, 2020
We regret that Inna Faliks’ concert scheduled for March 25th at Sarasota’s Church of the Redeemer, has been postponed.
We also announce the postponement of concerts featuring Rhiannon Banerdt and Matthew Graybil, scheduled for April 24th in Sarasota (Church of …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 17th, 2020
Inna’s “Polonaise-Fantasie” — The Story of a Pianist is a critically acclaimed international success — the hybrid of a piano recital and an autobiographical monologue, which Inna considers the most personal project she has ever done.
Inna Faliks is a …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 17th, 2020
Following their enthusiastic Sarasota reception in 2018, internationally-acclaimed violinist RHIANNON BANERDT and world-renowned pianist MATTHEW GRAYBIL return to combine extraordinary talents in a violin/piano duo performance titled “DEDICATIONS and INSPIRATIONS” featuring the music of Beethoven, Chopin, Franck, and Mozart, together …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 8th, 2020
The final concert in a wonderful series of six takes place this Monday, February 10th at 7:30 PM at the magnificent First Presbyterian Church in Asheville NC. (40 Church St. Asheville 28801). World-renowned pianist, Renana Gutman will be “Chasing Chopin” …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 27th, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving! We are pleased to share Gayle Williams’ Sarasota Herald Tribune review of Matthew Graybil’s Chopin Project concert last Friday, November 25th in association with the Great Music Series at Sarasota’s magnificent Church of the Redeemer.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 17th, 2019
The Chopin Project proudly announces its 2018-19 live concert season. We are thrilled it includes Concert Series Performances in Sarasota, St. Petersburg, and Tampa, and now Asheville, NC as well as Student Outreach Events in surrounding communities. Watch for program …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 11th, 2019
As part of its proud commitment to increase classical music awareness, education, and opportunities for students and the general public, The Chopin Project has added the 7th Annual Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival (RPPF), July 18 through August 5, to …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2019
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 12th, 2019
The Chopin Project is honored to present internationally acclaimed pianist, Matthew Graybil in Good Shepherd Music Series’ inaugural concert on Tuesday, February 19th at 7:00 PM. Mr. Graybil will perform the music of Chopin, Mozart, and Bellini. The performance continues …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 26th, 2018
The Chopin Project proudly announces its 2018-19 live concert season. We are thrilled it includes Concert Series Performances in Sarasota, St. Petersburg, and Tampa, Florida as well as Student Outreach Events in Bradenton and Hudson, Florida. Watch for program details.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 13th, 2018
World-renowned pianist, Matthew Graybil will play concerts in new venues when he returns to Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota April 6-10th.
Celebrating the centennial of the death of Claude Debussy, Mr. Graybil’s program titled “Debussy: His Friends and Enemies” is …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 1st, 2017
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2016
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 29th, 2016
Happy Birthday “Frycek.” Enjoy this beautiful and moving video that brings to life Chopin’s early years in 19th century Warsaw. You see where the young “Frycek” lived and hear details of his family, friends, personality and musical progress. Produced by …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 1st, 2012

March 1, 2012. Happy Birthday Fryderyk Chopin!
Millions around the world will celebrate the life of Fryderyk Chopin today by listening to his music. We’d like to contribute to the celebration by presenting three pieces. The first is unusual though …
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2011

Chopin's initials embellish the gate at The Hermitage -- formerly the Museum of the Chopin Festival -- where, in the summer of
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Posted in Preludes, Uncategorized on Mar 13th, 2011

Nohant Manor -- Garden Entry from "Chopin's Europe" courtesy MUZA SA, Image copyright 2010 Hanna and Juliusz Komarnicki
As we know, Chopin, like Mozart …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 26th, 2011
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Daniel Rodriguez was a photojournalist for the Colombian daily newspaper El Espectador from 1936-66. His work, nearly all in black and white, is known for its beauty and simplicity. It shows a face of Colombian culture …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2010
![Nohant Window 2 [96]](https://www.chopinproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Nohant-Window-2-96.jpg)
Copyright 2010 Hanna and Juliusz Komarnicki
“Sometimes, through the window which opens onto the garden, strands of melody waft upwards from Chopin, and mingle
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2010
Sarasota Chopin Festival: from November 12-16, 2010 The Artist Series of Sarasota in association with The Chopin Project will proudly present concerts, films and special events as part of the international celebration of the Fryderyk Chopin Year.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 31st, 2010
Visit Chateau Sarzay with Madame Sand and Fryderyk Chopin while listening to his Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 59, No. 2, composed at nearby Nohant Manor in 1845.
Many of the photographs provided by Hanna and Juliusz Komarnicki from their …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 7th, 2010
A beautiful and moving video that brings to life Chopin’s early years in 19th century Warsaw. You see where the young “Frycek” lived and hear details of his family, friends, personality and musical progress. Produced by the City of Warsaw, …
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Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2010

Princess Cristina Belgiojoso, Underwriter of Hexameron
When Vincenzo Bellini, a great composer of bel canto opera and one of Chopin’s musical idols died in 1835, …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 23rd, 2010
Today’s Chopin Project posting features “Chopin’s Europe,” a just released hardbound photographic essay of all the places Chopin lived, loved, played and composed through the four decades of his life — some familiar, some rarely published, others newly discovered.
With …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 22nd, 2010

Lutz, Florida – The Chopin Project® today announced the initial release of 20 exclusive new recordings, including many Chopin …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 9th, 2010
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'Tributo a Chopin' 80 x 36 Oil on Canvass ©Camargo Vilardy, 2009. Photo courtesey of Angela Bustamonte (c) 2009
Today’s posting embodies a grand fusion of the 19th century music of Fryderyk Chopin and the …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 2nd, 2010

©Barbara Kerstetter
Self-appraisals are often too charitable; at other times, too critical. “I hope I won’t write anything as dreadful too soon.” Those were Chopin’s words about his own Tarantella in A-flat …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 25th, 2010

Iowa Public Radio’s brand new performance series, “PERFORMANCE IOWA” premiers tonight in celebration of Chopin’s 200th Birthday.
Host Jacqueline Halbloom presents Dmitri Vorobiev, Chopin Project pianist and UNI Assistant Professor of Music in live performance of two Chopin rarities: …
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Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 24th, 2010

According to Wikipdia, a Contra Danse was an English folk dance incorporating two long rows of partners facing and moving towards or away from each other. At the end of the …
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