How did Chopin's three sets of Études become one of the piano repertoire's most enduring and defining works? Find out with our handy guide… Chopin's reputation for piano composition is pretty ...

Lim Yunchan, the youngest winner ever to win the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, unveiled a single of Chopin’s Op.10 No.3 "Tristesse" earlier this week, offering a sneak peek at his first ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Yunchan Lim took first prize in the Van Cliburn Competition in 2022 he was the youngest ever winner at ...

The South Korean musician’s first recording for Decca features thrilling and original performances Very soon in 2022 after becoming the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn piano competition in ...

Chopin’s ‘Waterfall’ Étude? Talk about jumping in at the deep end... “What Happens When I Play Chopin’s ‘Waterfall’ in the Water?” this musician asked himself one day, as lockdown began to take its ...

A l'occasion du 150e anniversaire de la naissance de Chopin, Alfred Cortot rend un vibrant hommage au juvénile compositeur des 24 Etudes opp. 10 et 25. Cortot fut l'un des premiers pianistes à prôner ...

Chopin may have brought the étude out of the practice room and into the salon but for some performers there’s a sense that these are still above all technical exercises to be surmounted. That’s the ...

If you say you want a revolution, look no farther than pianist Andre Watts. Before he tackles Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto this hour, Watts plays snippets of that 1800s revolutionary composer, ...

Ever since Yunchan Lim became the youngest-ever winner of the Van Cliburn Gold Medal in June 2022, the piano grapevine has been buzzing with news of his prowess. Audiences in Fort Worth were blown ...

As part of the Chopin Experience an uninterrupted sequence of both his Op.10 and Op.25 sets of Études was broadcast. Each Étude was performed by a different pianist, and details of the performers are ...