Chopin Archive

With its simple melody, haunting harmonies, and space for liberal use of tempo rubato, the Prelude in E Minor is one of Chopin’s most beautiful compositions—one that gives the student a wonderful work to perform, …

Rudolf Buchbinder was born on 1 December 1946 in Leitmeritz, a market town in Czechoslovakia. He made meteoric progress on his parents’ piano and, at the age of five, became the youngest student ever to …

The Scherzo #3 for your enjoyment:

Chopin’s Piano Concerto in F minor was actually the first concerto he composed. Written before he had actually finished his formal education, Chopin was the soloist in the premiere of the work on 17 March …

A surprisingly large and appreciative audience joined me on Sunday afternoon, November 6, 2022 at Stanford’s Bing Concert Hall. We heard a wonderful concert by pianist Helene Grimaud. Much time has passed because of COVID …