At the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Fryderyk Chopin in 1999 Zimmerman announced: I have decided that next year I will give a series of concerts in Western Europe, Poland, and ...

Chopin hated playing in public, suffered chronic stage fright and had small, bony hands, "like the jaws of a snake suddenly opening to swallow its prey", as his friend, the poet Heinrich Heine, darkly ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In 1978, an unknown, soft-spoken, 21-year-old Polish pianist appeared as ...

This being Chopin’s anniversary year, the South Bank Centre’s International Piano series is making a feature of notable Chopin specialists. Last Tuesday’s recital was given by one of them, the great ...

It’s fitting that the South Bank should mark Chopin’s alternative birthdays - scholars can’t agree on the correct one - with performances by two great Chopinists. Next week we will hear Maurizio ...

Two of the modern era's greatest pianists -- Martha Argerich and Krystian Zimerman -- are showcased on DVD. Argerich is given a new documentary portrait, while Zimerman is shown in a late-'80s recital ...

Anyone wishing to mark Chopin's ­bicentenary exactly had a choice. The composer maintained he was born on 1 March 1810, though his certificate of baptism gives the date of 22 February. The Southbank ...

An exceptional account of Bach’s Mass in B minor, traditional and unusual string quartets, and Thomas Adès suites are among the highlights. Some favorite short selections and new Bach and Chopin piano ...