Two of the modern era's greatest pianists -- Martha Argerich and Krystian Zimerman -- are showcased on DVD. Argerich is given a new documentary portrait, while Zimerman is shown in a late-'80s recital ...
At the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Fryderyk Chopin in 1999 Zimmerman announced: I have decided that next year I will give a series of concerts in Western Europe, Poland, and ...
This being Chopin’s anniversary year, the South Bank Centre’s International Piano series is making a feature of notable Chopin specialists. Last Tuesday’s recital was given by one of them, the great ...
Anyone wishing to mark Chopin's ­bicentenary exactly had a choice. The composer maintained he was born on 1 March 1810, though his certificate of baptism gives the date of 22 February. The Southbank ...