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Review of the recording by Eric Guo, winner of the 2nd. International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments. Warsaw 2023 NIFCCD 660    https://sklep.nifc.pl/en/produkt/77458-eric-guo                                                                                                           (photo  Wojciech   Grzędziński) Fryderyk Chopin   Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11   Eric Guo   Pleyel  1842 (soloist) Václav Luks conducts the [oh!] Orchestra Allegro maestoso I attended this concerto during the competition. The fact this pianist is a great communicator (vital in a concert artist) was obvious from the first embracing smile towards the audience. His playing is a marvellous exampl...

Eugen Indjic (1947-2024) I was deeply shocked to hear of his death shortly after waking this morning. A gentle and civilized cosmopolitan man, warm, humorous, engaging, generous, a refined musical artist and magnificent pianist who had a profound understanding of Chopin. I was fortunate to have heard him in moving recitals and as a teacher in empathetic Masterclasses in Poland at Duszniki  Zdrój  and Warsaw. And he was only 76 ….. During his career he was successful in three piano competitions:  8th International Piano Competition Fryderyk Chopin (1970) - IV Prize   Leeds International Piano Competition (1972) - 3rd prize  International Master Piano Competition Arthur Rubinstein (1974) - Second   Prize He came from a different world of musical sensibility to this one and we shall not see his like again. A rare spirit, musical voice and a cultivated character of man. As a small tribute, all I can offer is a review I wrote years ago of a recital ...

I traveled to Edinburgh towards the end of June 2022 and among the many adventures and museums visited, I managed to be there for the opening of a remarkable exhibition at the Georgian House. I live in Warsaw in Poland, move in musical circles there, but had never encountered this artist. I was astounded at the discovery. [Throughout this post I have adopted the anglicized spelling of his name that  he favoured in Edinburgh   beginning with 'Y' (Yaniewicz)   rather than the Polish 'J' (Janiewicz)] I met and had a long instructive conversation with the exhibition curator Josie Dixon who assembled and wrote an excellent article on Felix Yaniewicz, her ancestor and a Polish virtuoso violinist, composer and businessman who was the catalyzing founding force behind the present, world-renowned, Edinburgh Festival.  But this was in 1815 ! Review of the Warsaw concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic, Friday 16th February  2024 at 19.30 Wrocław Baroque...