The upcoming semi-finals introduce Chopin’s two mature piano sonatas and his Preludes Op 28 into the competition’s repertoire mix, along with groupings of Mazurkas by opus number. If you’ve read my ...

The young Korean pianist Klara Min's critically acclaimed CD of Chopin is John Brunning's Drive featured album from 20 May. With her new CD, the outstanding Korean pianist Klara Min surveys 17 of her ...

The mazurka, a traditional Polish dance, acts as a siren to Poles far and wide. Janina Fialkowska, born in Canada but half-Polish, says that in playing the mazurkas of Chopin she has been afforded “a ...

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