Posted in BBC Radio 3, Chopin Bicentennial, Chopin Currency, Chopin Experience, Etudes, jazz, Marc-André Hamelin, Mateusz Kolakowski, Poland, Sejm (Parliament) 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
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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, photos, Piano Sonata No. 3 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
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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 …
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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
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Posted in Ballades, Chopin Currency, dogs, Flavio Varani, Ken Russell, Marc-André Hamelin, Martha Argerich, Piano Sonata No. 2, Piano Sonata No. 3, Richard Goode 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 …
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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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