Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz credits his country's most beloved composer, Frederic Chopin, for his success. "When I started to play Chopin, I realized that this was the right composer for me," he ...

As an internationally renowned pianist, Rafal Blechacz has gained acclaim for his mastery of Frédéric Chopin’s works. Blechacz became the first pianist in history to win every single first prize at ...

During the 2005 Chopin Competition, the quiet 20-year-old pianist Rafal Blechacz promised himself that he wouldn't listen to the playing of a single other competitor. This way, he decided, he would ...

The 92nd Street Y, one of New York's leading cultural venues, presents Rafal Blechacz, piano, plays Chopin, Bach, Beethoven, and more as part of its Spring Classical Concert Season on March 29, 2022 ...

The young Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz has cultivated a deep connection to Chopin's music. Five years ago, at age 20, he swept all the awards at... Rafal Blechacz's Single-Minded Chopin Rafal ...

Rafal Blechacz made headlines in 2005 when he became the first Polish pianist in 30 years to win the prestigious International Chopin Competition in Warsaw. It was an especially captivating victory, ...

Rafal Blechacz is a 22-year-old virtuoso from Poland and big news in the piano world. In 2005, barely out of his teens, he won the 15th Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, one of the majors.

Young Polish pianist and International Chopin Competition winner Rafał Blechacz returns to the 92Y stage with a program of works moving from Bach to early and middle Beethoven, chronicling a musical ...

"I wanted to be concentrated only on my repertoire, on my interpretations," he told me during this studio performance. Blechacz's self-contained approach led to an unprecedented result at what may be ...