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"I could have done a poor imitation of Brian May, but I just figured it would be better to get the real thing": Bumblefoot on wrangling famous guitarists, his new album, and the celebrity hot sauce community

One-time GN’R guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal has a finger in more than one pie – and sauce to put on it

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Leif Ove Andsnes review – an insightful champion returns Tveitt to the Wigmore stage

Geirr Tviett’s Ether Sonata – one of the Norwegian composer’s few surviving works – is a rich and characterful piece, part of a recital that also included Grieg and Chopin

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Jesse Eisenberg wanted Chopin to give A Real Pain a 'sophisticated' feel

Jesse Eisenerg used Chopin to stop 'A Real Pain' from feeling "juvenile" and to give it a "sophisticated" tone instead.

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From exquisite Elgar to razor-sharp Cage: our classical recordings of the year

A piano prodigy burst onto the scene, studio opera recordings were few and far between – and the year’s most rewarding discs were the ones that ventured beyond the mainstream

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From the salon and the scarf dance … to silence: the music of Cécile Chaminade

Her work was played at Queen Victoria’s funeral, and her compositions celebrated all over the world – but today she is barely known. Stephen Hough on why he is putting Chaminade in his current season

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Chopin: Voyage album review – clarity and sincerity but Avdeeva keeps us at arm’s length

Vladimir Horowitz’s personal piano helps the Russian bring authority to this collection of Chopin’s late works

The Guardian - UK

Wild beauties: high jewellery dripping with drama

The latest high jewellery collections are fantastic and flamboyant, drawing on a wealth of influences, from a Chopin composition and César Ritz to crocodiles and colour refraction

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72 Preludes: Chopin, Scriabin, Yashiro album review – Fujita’s no-frills approach brings care and clarity

Fujita’s attention to detail serves the Scriabin miniatures well, although the Chopin needs more character

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Benefit concert to raise money for Ukrainian students to be held in Scottish city

A BENEFIT concert has been organised to raise money for Ukrainian music students living in exile ...

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Jan Lisiecki review – titanic moments in one man’s fight to free the prelude

The bold Canadian pianist devoted his entire recital to introductions – a move he mostly pulled off, even if his fierceness was sometimes misplaced

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Is this 20-year-old the greatest pianist of our times? Yunchan Lim, the Korean about to electrify the Proms

His dazzling playing brought a conductor to tears and sent him viral – and he’s still being looked after by his mum. As he prepares to make his Proms debut, we meet the ‘unbelievable talent’

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“A hint of the yodelling weirdness of Hocus Pocus might have pepped up the project… but they reckon it would be needy to try too hard, so don’t”: Focus’ Focus 12

55 years in, there’s a dependable charm to the way Thijs Van Leer keeps his quartet’s ambitions moderate

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Yuja Wang review – from delicate finesse to fierce intensity

The virtuoso pianist balanced edgy 20th-century works with the pastoral calm of Chopin, bringing out the subtleties of each piece with superb control

The Guardian - UK

Yunchan Lim: Chopin: Études Op 10 & Op 25 album review – prodigiously gifted young pianist confirms he’s something special

The South Korean musician’s first recording for Decca features thrilling and original performances

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The Piano season 2: final air date, interviews and everything we know

The Piano season 2 sees Claudia Winkleman, Lang Lang and Mika return to seek out more budding maestros.

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Fauré: Complete Piano Music album review – fresh and revealing insights into a quiet radical

Marking the centenary of the composer’s death, Debargue’s comprehensive survey of his piano music contains discoveries even for confirmed Fauré fans

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Maurizio Pollini obituary

Pianist who won the Chopin competition at 19 and who had an intellectual approach to art and life

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Celebrated Classical Pianist Byron Janis Dies At Age 95

Renowned classical pianist Byron Janis, known for exceptional talent and artistry, passes away at 95. Legacy of extraordinary contributions to classical music.

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Dyf primed to come on top in Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia Trophy

Trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha’s Dyf, who is in good shape as evidenced by his morning trials, should win the Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia Trophy, the feature event of Sunday’s (Dec. 31) races in Mumbai.

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Bugatti and Chopin show out

Bugatti and Chopin showed out when the horses were exercised in Mumbai on Saturday (Dec. 23) morning.

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Chopin has the form to do a repeat in the feature event

The five-year-old Chopin, who won well in his last start, may repeat in the Times Of India Trophy, the main event of Saturday’s (Sept. 30) races in Pune.

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Dyf pulls claims Idar Gold Trophy in record time

Dyf wins Idar Gold Trophy in record time; Chopin sets new course record. Protest delays 4th race, but punters convinced by CCTV mirror image. Alpha Domino, Democracy, Aloysia, Inishmore & Chieftain win.

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Mikhail Pletnev review – chilly Chopin from introspective virtuoso

The Russian pianist’s Chopin lacked its heart-on-sleeve Romanticism but he brought luminosity and lightness to a technically demanding programme

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Captivating a nation: the Tour de Pologne’s path to becoming Poland’s biggest annual sporting event

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Where you can (and can’t) watch 8 of Julian Sands’ most notable movie roles

Julian Sands, whose remains were found Saturday and identified this week five months after he went missing while hiking near Mount Baldy in Southern California, emerged in the 1980s with a cohort of other actors who rode a British cinematic rebirth to Hollywood stardom. Those peers and sometime co-stars included…

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