Posts

Showing posts from January, 2023

The 2nd. International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments, Warsaw, 5-15 October 2023 - Final Report on 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments Warsaw 2–14 September 2018

Image
Final Report on 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments  Warsaw  2–14 September 2018 Chopin at a  Pleyel  piano Aquarelle and pencil by Teolfil Kwiatkowski [ca. 1847] If you are even more serious than 'normal' folk about the poignant effect of Chopin performed on period instruments ….. do read this past report or detailed account of the competition.. Another rich interpretative dimension will open for you during this event. Use of period pianos is not to be considered a replacement for Chopin on the modern concert instrument, but a useful and thought provoking corrective for the modern pianist and Chopin obsessive. Especially true if you use the National Edition of his compositions edited by the great Jan Ekier with his many possible subtle variant readings (a Chopin specialty) that are carefully noted. The 2nd. International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments The Competition will be held for the second time from 5 to 15 October 2023, again at the Wa