Now playing Next no comment Pianist performs amid ruins of Irpin The ruins of Irpin’s House of Culture were the poignant backdrop to a performance of Chopin’s nocturnes by the Lithuanian pianist Darius Mazintas on April 26. 28/04/2022
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Now playing Next World The Piano with the first Black Steinway certified technician in Africa (INSPIRE AFRICA) So I want to have more people living in Africa, being certified Steinway technicians and having nice careers in music and servicing all our pianos. We do have pianos; we have a lot of pianos. .. So if we have more people doing it, there's really less reason to not just tune pianos" Tshepiso Ledwaba 29/01/2022
Now playing Next Hear Chopin's last piano gets its 19th century magic back The last piano Frederic Chopin ever played is currently being restored in the Polish capital. The historic instrument is being given back its original mid-19th century characteristics using expert knowledge and a lot of patience. 10/12/2021
Now playing Next Cult InClassica - the world's biggest musical observatory The InClassica International Music Festival in Dubai attracts some of the world's most talented musicians and reaches new audiences. 02/11/2021
Now playing Next Culture news World's best pianists gather in Poland for Chopin competition The world-renowned piano competition makes a return to Warsaw's National Philharmonic this month in order to crown its next virtuoso. 04/10/2021
Now playing Next Cult Pianist Andrey Gugnin performs Alexey Shor's 'Childhood Memories' Moscow-born pianist Andrey Gugnin performs Alexey Shor's Childhood Memories, a composition that reflects on memories from his childhood as well as the daily life with his own children. 20/09/2021
Now playing Next Cult Watch: Russian National Orchestra performs Four Seasons of Manhattan Watch the Russian National Opera perform Alexey Shor's Four Seasons of Manhattan with solo pianist Sergei Dogadin and Mikhail Pletnev as conductor. 03/09/2021
Now playing Next Cult Watch: Russian National Orchestra performs Shor's Travel Notebook Watch Gergely Madaras and the Russian National Orchestra perform Shor's Travel Notebook live at the InClassica International Music Festival 2021. 01/09/2021
Now playing Next musica Yuja Wang embraces Mozart’s darker piano concerto Yuja Wang expertly performs Mozart's restless, gloomy and dramatic Piano Concerto in D minor at the third edition of the Riga Jurmala Music Festival. 29/07/2021
Now playing Next musica Juan Diego Flórez spellbinds Evian with a magical recital From Bel Canto and French Romanticism to Latin American melodies, Juan Diego Flórez shows all his facets at the French festival: 'Les Rencontres Musicales d'Evian'. 15/07/2021
Now playing Next world news Chick Corea, Grammy-winning jazz pianist, dies aged 79 The jazz musician won a staggering 23 Grammy Awards and could posthumously win this year. 11/02/2021
Now playing Next no comment Lebanese student plays piano for volunteers in Beirut hospital Lebanese student Chadi Haddad went to the nearby Saint George hospital in Beirut. Amidst volunteers clearing up the rubble, he started playing the hospital’s piano. 08/08/2020
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Now playing Next no comment Meet the pianist from Poland who is still playing at 108 She broke her hands when she was 80 years old and she was told by doctors that she would never play the piano again. 06/06/2019
Now playing Next musica Hélène Grimaud: "the hope is to convey enough emotion to alter time" Muscia meets French pianist Hélène Grimaud as she takes to the stage with Lionel Bringuier and the LA Philharmonic Orchestra at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. 04/04/2019
Now playing Next musica 'Concert for Peace': Vienna Philharmonic and pianist Yuja Wang mark 100 years since end of Great War In this Musica, Euronews' Katharina Rabillon goes behind the scenes at a 'Concert for Peace' held to commemorate 100 years since the end WW1 at the Royal Opera House at the Palace of Versailles. 15/11/2018
Now playing Next Living The last piano maker in Australia just made history Pianos have had a standard 88 keys since 1880. The only piano maker in Australia has completed one with 108 keys. 27/10/2018
Now playing Next Cult Four-fingered self-taught pianist plays Carnegie Hall Darrius Simmons also uses prosthetics to reach the piano pedals 17/05/2018
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