2022 in Review
As we get ready to bid 2022 farewell, we take a moment to look back on a remarkable year! The CHOPIN for ALL free concerts were live and live-streamed and the Chopin Salons welcomed both loyal and new members and guests. Please enjoy this “Year in Review” with links to some of the Season Highlights.
2022 Chopin Salons
January 30, 2022 - Avery Gagliano
1st prize Winner of the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition
First Prize Winner of the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition, Avery Gagliano, performed at the Miami Beach Woman's Club on January 30th, 2022, for the first Chopin Salon Concert of 2022.
Read Avery’s Gagliano reflections about Chopin, Haydn, Schumann, and Adès HERE.
And click on Avery’s picture to relive the magic of her Chopin Salon performance from January.
November 20, 2022 - Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Winner of the 1999 Cleveland International Piano Competition, a top prize winner at the 1998 Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition of Paris, France, and silver medalist at the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Maestro Pompa-Balida was an esteemed member of the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition Jury.
Everyone is invited to attend the Chopin Salon concerts which are also complimentary for Chopin Foundation members. [Learn more about Memberships HERE] Set at the beautiful and historic Miami Beach Woman’s Club, the November 20 Chopin Salon featured Antonio Pompa- Baldi. His 19th and 20th century program was very well-composed and beautifully delivered. The music of Respighi, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Ferguson, Saint- Saens, and Bach-Busoni left everyone with unforgettable memories from an evening of music, camaraderie and fine dining. Our Founder and President, Lady Blanka Rosenstiel enjoyed speaking with Antonio over dinner.
2022 CHOPIN for ALL Free Concerts
The Chopin Foundation traditionally presents the CHOPIN for ALL free concerts monthly from November through May. In 2022, the January through May concerts took place only at the Granada Church in Coral Gables. Beginning in November we were thrilled to be back in Fort Lauderdale. We invite you to click on the links below to enjoy the concerts that were live streamed this year.
January 16, 2022 - Parker Van Ostrand Prizewinner of the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F minor BWV 857; Beethoven: Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier"; Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op 27, No.1, Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35, Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante in E-flat Major, Op. 22
February 13, 2022 - Zi Xu & Jiana Peng The Chopin Foundation of the United States presented two exceptional pianists, Zi Xu and Jiana Peng. Both have appeared on stages around the globe and have won numerous prizes in addition to competing in the XVIII International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw last October. Zi Xu- Chopin: Barcarolle Op. 60, Mazurkas Op. 56, Sonata Op. 35; Jiana Peng - Chopin: Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Mazurkas Op. 30, Polonaise in F-Sharp Minor Op. 44, Preludes Op. 28 No. 20-24
March 20, 2022 - Umi Garrett - Umi Garrett, prizewinner of the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition, shared a stunning program with our Chopin for All audience on March 20th, 2022. PROGRAM Florence Price: Fantasie Négre No. 4 in B minor; Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 59 Mazurka in A minor, Op. 59, No. 1, Mazurka in A-flat major, Op. 59, No. 2, Mazurka in F-sharp minor, Op. 59, No. 3, Clara Schumann: Drei Romanzen, Op. 21, Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Florence Price: Fantasie Négre No. 2 in G minor, Chopin: Nocturne No. 14 in F-sharp minor, Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Scriabin: Fantasie in B minor
April 24, 2022 - Young Local Pianists This all-Chopin concert featured 16 talented local pianists performing that came highly recommended by their piano teachers.
Israel Garcia - Waltz in A minor, Opus Posth., No. 19; Lana Tan - Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2; Andrew Gedde - Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66; Amelia Weimar - Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Opus Posth; Joshua Safont - Impromptu in A flat Major, Op. 29; Michael Drew - Nocturne in G minor, Op. 15, No. 3; David Espinosa - Polonaise in G minor; Lili Dagan - Etude Op. 25, No. 2 in F minor; Jin Yang Li - Ballade No. 1 in G minor; Christopher Rocha - Waltz in B minor, Op. 69, No. 2; Nicolas Lama - Nocturne in C-sharp minor, No. 20; Jocelyn De Young - Fantaisie-Impromptu Op. 66; Luna Zanna - Etude Op. 10, No. 1 in C Major; Luke Yang - Ballade No. 2, Op. 38 in F Major; Tiger Ren - Nocturne in F minor Op. 55, No. 1; Lilli Theisen - Scherzo No. 2, Op. 31
May 15, 2022 - Talon Smith Prize Winner at the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition, a semi-finalist at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2021, and a Young Steinway Artist
Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor; Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 111; Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61, Ballade in F major, Op. 38, 24 Preludes; Scriabin: Etude in C-sharp minor, Op. 42 No. 5
November 6 & 7, 2022 - Anthony Ratinov - Prize Winner from the 2022 Hilton Head International Piano Competition.
L. van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90; F. Chopin: 2 Waltzes - Op. 34 No. 2 in A minor, B. 56 in E minor; V. Silvestrov: Kitsch Music, I & II (1977); A. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53; F. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
December 3 & 4, 2022 - Cezary Karwowski - Winner of the 2022 MTNA Young Artist Competiton
F. Poulenc: Mouvements perpétuels, FP 14, 8 Nocturnes, FP 56, Napoli Suite, FP 40; F. Chopin: Polonaise – Fantasy in A-flat Major Op.61, Mazurkas Op. 59, Ballade in F Minor Op. 52, Rondo a la Mazur in F Major Op. 5
We hope this chronological listing makes it easy to find your favorite pieces! Bookmark the page for easy access to many of the best “Chopinists” performing today.
Partnership Events
March 6, 2022 - Chopin in Key Biscayne
Stanislav Khristenko performed at the Village of Key Biscayne Community Center in celebration of Chopin's 212th Birthday.
Presented in collaboration with the Key Biscayne Community Center, Chopin in Key Biscayne featured Stanislav Khristenko, a Ukrainian pianist and prizewinner of over 30 international piano competitions.
We invite you to relive his masterful performance with a beautiful encore of the Ukrainian National Anthem after all 4 Chopin Ballades.
June 19-26, 2022 - Frost Chopin Festival & Academy
Partnering with the Chopin Foundation of the United States and with the generous support of the M. Lee Pearce Foundation, the Patrick Park Foundation, and the Miami Salon Group, the Frost School of Music presented the fourth edition of Frost Chopin Festival and Academy. Offering pianists up to the age of 30 the opportunity to immerse themselves in the works of Fryderyk Chopin, participants learned first-hand from the world’s most distinguished Chopin specialists.
Videos of the 2022 Festival performances can be viewed ONLINE.
In partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, whose mission is to assist young, talented American pianists develop their careers as international concert artists and make classical music, especially the music of Chopin, accessible to everyone, the Frost Chopin Academy is offering pianists up to the age of 30 the opportunity to take lessons, attend workshops and lectures, and perform within a densely packed few days at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music.
Special Events
April 5, 2022 - Warsaw Philharmonic
This performance was organized by the Warsaw Philharmonic and Artist Management Partners and presented in collaboration with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, with support from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Polish Cultural Institute New York, and The American Institute of Polish Culture.
PROGRAM:
Stanisław Moniuszko: Overture to the opera Paria
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 E minor, Op. 11
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68
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