Video recordings from the Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition courtesy of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSTXol20Q01Uj-U5Yp3IqFg
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Listen to Episode 6:
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0:00 Chopin high-wire act
2:27 Introducing Claire Huangci
3:12 Etude Op. 10 No. 2 Reaction
7:04 Etude Op. 10 No. 2 Lesson
11:06 Avoiding prodigy burnout
15:41 Miami National Chopin Competition 2010
20:19 Challenges of the "Black Key" Etude
21:56 Etude Op. 10 No. 5 Reaction
23:38 Developing the fingers
Created and hosted by Ben Laude.
This video is part of my partnership with the Chopin Foundation of the United States, which presents the National Chopin Competition every 5 years. The partnership was forged on the eve of the 11th National Chopin Competition, to be held in Miami in January 2025.
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