Baroklyn and I are filled with anticipation for our upcoming concerts this week where we will join forces with CONCORA for Bach cantatas on Thursday at University of Hartford and on Friday for Music Worcester, Inc. at Mechanics Hall. We hope you can come! Also with special guests Katherine Needleman and Christina Jennings! Tickets: https://www.concora.org/ | Simone Dinnerstein

16K views · 744 reactions | The world has lost one of the greatest pianists of our age. Today, the Cliburn joins our international classical music community in mourning the loss of Radu Lupu, and we send our love and deepest condolences to all those who held him dear. We share with you his performance of Chopin Ballade No. 1, just after he was announced as the gold medalist of the Second Cliburn Competition in 1966. | The Cliburn | Facebook

Composer & virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin died on this day in 1849 | Chopin passed away at the age of 39, having composed over 200 works for piano during his brief life, many are considered among the greatest in music history | In this clip, VC Artist SUUVI and pianist Noreen Polera perform Chopin's Nocturne in C# Minor (arr. Piatigorsky) as part of their Violin Channel Vanguard Concerts Series 1 debut | Read more at https://www.theviolinchannel.com/composer-pianist-frederic-chopin-died-on-thi