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Review of a new National Chopin Institute CD - Symphony No 29 in A major K.201 by Mozart and Feliks Yaniewicz [1762–1848] Violin Concerto No. 5 in E minor (1803–1807). Chouchane Siranossian and the ﹛oh!﹜ Orchestra under Martyna Pastuszka

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https://sklep.nifc.pl/en/produkt/77677-janiewicz-mozart-siranossian-oh-orkiestra-pastuszka-3 The present Polish Musical Renaissance and resuscitation of fine compositions of forgotten, or even banned, Polish compositional masters continues apace. A musical Aladdin's Cave of gems has been courageously thrust open! Here is the latest recording of a brilliant violin concerto by Feliks Yaniewicz. In Polish spelt 'Janiewicz' but in English 'Yaniewicz'. The 'Iron Curtain' was as much a cultural barrier as a military and political one. The internet knows no such barriers to archival cultural material in our period. We live in an era of extraordinary freedom, ease and variety of access. This in addition to the possibility of limitless repetition of works through the extraordinary advances in recording.  This remarkable recent recording of the E Minor Violin Concerto No 5  by Feliks Yaniewicz (and a fine early Mozart symphony) from the National Fryderyk Chopin Instit...

Review of the 19th International Chopin Competition performance CD of Tianyao Lyu from China, the prodigious, musical phenomenon of the 2025 Competition

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A question of musical perception beyond the notes on the page .... 'Not only can he (she) play well, but she can also read music'  (Kurt Sanderling on Sviatoslav Richter) Tianyao Lyu   ( Ruch Muzyczny)  Born in China in 2008, Tianyao Lyu began her musical education at the Middle School affiliated with the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where she studied in the class of Hua Chang. She now continues her studies at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań under  Professor Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń. Despite her young age, she is a laureate of numerous prestigious piano competitions. In 2024, she won the Grand Prix at the 31st International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia and the Ettlingen International Piano Competition.  The following year brought a remarkable triumph, namely the Fourth Prize as well as the Warsaw Philharmonic Award for the ...