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I remember where I was, what I was eating and what I was reading the first time I heard Chopin’s Nocturne in C Minor, Op 48 No. 1. It was the early 1990s. Simply Red, Kylie and PM Dawn dominated the ...

American classical pianist Eric Lu is celebrating a "dream come true" after winning the International Chopin Competition with a stunning performance in Warsaw. It's easy to understand why 27-year-old ...

Eric Lu, a 27-year-old American classical pianist, won the top prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday. The prestigious event, which happens every five years ...

Eric Lu, a 27-year-old pianist from Massachusetts, won the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, becoming the first American since 1970 to receive the top honor in a contest regarded by ...

The competition -- held every five years in Frederic Chopin's homeland -- is seen as a gateway to classical music glory, with winners going on to play top global venues and sign recording deals. "This ...

WARSAW, Oct 21 (Reuters) - American pianist Eric Lu won the top prize at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw on Tuesday. The decision came after hours of deliberations by ...

After his performance on the last day of the competition, David Khrikuli said on Monday that it was a great privilege for him to have played in the final round. "Chopin is the reason why I chose the ...

As I write this, we have yet to hear the last three of the 19th Chopin Competition’s finalists perform. That happens tonight, followed by the jury’s verdict. I still won’t predict the outcome, because ...

Not much to get excited about this morning in the hall. I heard Tomoharu Ushida for the first time when I blogged about the 2021 Chopin Competition and I liked him a lot then. I’ve had mixed ...