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This October, renowned Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino will step on Poland’s Warsaw Philharmonic Hall stage in the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition. Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino performs ...
You’ve heard of violin strings snapping mid-performance. Now, get ready to watch a grand piano string fly off its pin, like an over-exerted elastic band. The video below, seen over 100,000 times on ...
Bruce Xiaoyu Liu, a 24-year-old pianist from Montreal, has won first prize and the gold medal at the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Toronto's JJ Jun Li Bui, 17, was ...
Have you noticed how classical pianists who achieve great acclaim, success and influence earn ‘one name’ status? Consider Paderewski. Consider Rubinstein. You don’t have to put the name Vladimir in ...
The final round of this year's contest will feature 11 participants: Piotr Alexewicz (Poland), Kevin Chen (Canada), David Khrikuli (Georgia), Shiori Kuwahara (Japan), Tianyou Li (China), Eric Lu ...
“Dearly beloved father; it would be easier for me to express my feelings in musical phrases...” —Seven-year-old Chopin in a letter to his father. The name of Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) needs no ...