Chopin Chamber Music - Time Travel - A reminder of a superlative Chopin Birthday Concert, Warsaw, 1 March 2021
Trio in G minor Op. 8 (1829) Sonata in G minor for piano and cello Op. 65 (1846) Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major for piano and cello Op. 3 (1829) Grand Duo Concertant in E major on themes from Meyerbeer's Robert le diable for piano and cello (1832-1833) Szymon Nehring (piano) Marcin Zdunik (cello) Ryszard Groblewski (viola) CD number: NIFCCD 221 As the Arthur Rubinstein Competition is now in progress in Tel Aviv, I feel it is a fine opportunity to listen to how winners of this prestigious competition develop in their careers. In 2017 the pianist on this recording, Szymon Nehring, won First Prize in the competition, the first Polish pianist to do so. I predict that the uncommon young Polish pianist Aleksandra Swigut, who is taking part as I write and whose talent I have championed for many years, will hopefully distinguish herself in a similar manner! On Chopin's birthday this year I felt grateful to the National Fyderyk Chopin Institute to be able to