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Reviewer's unabridged Notebook for XVI, XVII, XVIII International Fryderyk Chopin Competitions from October 2010 - October 2021

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Chopin in the Drawing Room of Prince Antoni Radziwill,  Henryk Siemieradzki 1887 The music of Chopin enters chambers of the heart and soul no other composer touches  In the horrifying  conflagration  that  approaches,   faith, spiritual nourishment and emotional consolation is of utmost  importance   The music of  Chopin  has become once again  profoundly   meaningful  for  humanity   (Michael Moran) The XVI International Fryderyk Chopin Competition Warsaw, October 2010 http://www.michael-moran.com/2010/10/the-xvi-international-fryderyk-chopin.html XVII International Fryderyk Chopin Competition Warsaw, October 2015 http://www.michael-moran.com/2015/10/17th-international-fryderyk-chopin.html XVIII International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Preliminary Round Warsaw, 12-23 July 2021 http://www.michael-moran.com/2021/07/xviii-international-fryderyk-chopin.html XVIII International Fryderyk Chopin Competiti...

The 19th International Chopin Piano Competition, Warsaw 1-23 October 2025 - Results of the Preliminaries - Reviewer's Notebook for XVI, XVII, XVIII International Fryderyk Chopin Competitions from October 2010 - October 2021 - A few personal thoughts

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'There are the notes, there is what is behind the notes and there is what is between the notes'  Ignaz Friedman The music of Chopin enters chambers of the heart and soul no other composer touches  In the horrifying conflagration - financial and military -  that approaches,   faith, spiritual nourishment and emotional consolation is of utmost importance   The music of Chopin  has become once again profoundly   meaningful  for  humanity   Michael Moran We know the names of 171 participants in the Preliminaries for the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition! The list is available here: https://chopincompetition.pl/en/competitors The Qualifying Committee, headed by Professor Wojciech Świtała, has selected 171 artists from 28 countries from a record number of 642 applications, who will meet in Warsaw for the Preliminaries from 23 April to 4 May 2025. The most numerous groups are representatives of: China (over 60 qualified...