Ten works revealing the paradox of Chopin: a composer outwardly delicate, inwardly steely; rooted in Polish dance rhythms, yet formed in Parisian sophistication.
Vanessa Latarche, professor of Piano at the Royal College of Music and chair of Hastings’ jury, talks about what makes the competition special, working with Sir Stephen Hough, and being a stickler for fairness.
Widely admired for her recordings of Scarlatti and Clementi, Maria Tipo was a prolific concert artist and influential teacher at conservatories in Florence, Geneva and Bolzano.
Ahead of a performance at London’s Sinfonia Smith Square, pianist Cristian Sandrin talks about commissioning three new variations from composers Farhad Poupel, Louise Drewett and Philip Dutton, and his aim to create a new view of Bach’s music.
The Russian pianist talks about his recent triumph at the Classic Piano International Competition in Dubai – and how his opposition to the war in Ukraine has changed his musical life.
Maby estudió una licenciatura en Educación en la Universidad Iberoamericana, así como la licenciatura en Piano y la maestría en Musicología en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Da clases de piano y disfruta tanto hacer, pensar y experimentar la música como hablar y escribir sobre música. Aunque sus gustos e intereses van del barroco al siglo XX y la música académica mexicana, sus mayores debilidades son Brahms y Bach.
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