How a Chopin piano competition helped me find joy in a dark world - FIRST PERSON: It’s called the Olympic Games of the piano – the Chopin Competition, which takes place every five years in Warsaw.

Concerts continue in November, March and April, and the second of four concerts will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, with Bachauer Gold Medalist and renowned pedagogue Arthur Greene.

It's a tune-up for the national competition, held only every five years. Winner gets $75,000, the largest cash award of any piano competition in the United States. Second place is $35,000. Both winner ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A gala concert ...

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Passengers listen to a pianist playing works by Frederic Chopin aboard a "Chopin Tram" in Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 9, 2025. The "Chopin Tram" is a public cultural initiative launched in Warsaw during the ...

Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki presented the top prize at the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition to American ...

(Wojtek RADWANSKI/AFP/AFP) American pianist Eric Lu won the top prize at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition, the contest's Polish organisers said Tuesday. The competition -- held ...

1 Review: BBC PROMS: VIVALDI AND BACH, Royal Albert Hall 2 Review: BBC PROMS: BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH, Royal Albert Hall 3 Review: BBC PROMS: MENDELSSOHN'S VIOLIN CONCERTO, Royal Albert Hall Pianist Brian ...

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho became the first South Korean to win First Prize at the Warsaw International Chopin Competition in 2015. Following that award, he immediately recorded Chopin’s First Piano ...