Classical musicians from across the globe gather in Mallorca for spectacular festival
The festival ranks amongst the most important classical music festivals in Europe.
A tribute 113 years after another in Valldemossa
Wanda Landowska was a Polish harpsichordist and pianist who in 1933 became the first person to record Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’.
![Antonio SOLER - Sonata in E minor (from the Morgan Library) | Diego Ares, harpsichord](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Antonio SOLER - Sonata in E minor (from the Morgan Library) | Diego Ares, harpsichord
Antonio SOLER - Sonata in E minor (from the Morgan Library) | Diego Ares, harpsichord
![Dmitry Ablogin – F. Chopin, Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5 (First stage)](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Dmitry Ablogin – F. Chopin, Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5 (First stage)
The 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments – First Stage. Dmitry Ablogin (Rosja/Russia). Fryderyk Chopin Etiuda e-moll op. 25 nr 5 / Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5
A Chopin period piano winner at the Charterhouse
Naruhiko Kawaguchi, now aged 34, holds the distinction of having been the first winner of the inaugural International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments that was held in Warsaw in 2018.
![South Korea, pianist Sunghoon Simon Hwang and pianist Alexey Lebedev](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
South Korea, pianist Sunghoon Simon Hwang and pianist Alexey Lebedev
South Korea, pianist Sunghoon Simon Hwang and pianist Alexey Lebedev.
Mozart duo in Chopin’s one-time residence
Following studies in his native South Korea, pianist Sunghoon Simon Hwang moved to Germany, then Italy and France in embarking on career which, since 2006, has seen him perform with orchestras worldwide.
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Pianino Festival 2023
Pianist Rafael Kyrychenko.
From the Azores to Valldemossa’s Charterhouse
There are few more charming locations for concerts than Valldemossa’s Charterhouse and few more historical settings than the Chopin and Sand Cell.
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Pianino Festival 2023
Japanese-French pianist Akiko Ebi and French cellist and conductor Christophe Coin.
The Voice of the Cello
The recital is on Saturday, March 25 in Valldemossa.
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Pianino festival
American pianist Michael Stephen Brown.
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Pianino concerts series
Pianist Paula Rios to perform in Chopin's Museum.
![Naruhiko Kawaguchi – J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893 (First stage)](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Naruhiko Kawaguchi – J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893 (First stage)
The 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments – First Stage Naruhiko Kawaguchi (Japonia/Japan) Johann Sebastian Bach.
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