Piano | Yulianna Avdeeva Performs Chopin and Szpilman

Frédéric Chopin
Zwei Nocturnes op. 62

Władysław Szpilman
Mazurka f-Moll

Frédéric Chopin
Fantasie f-Moll op. 49

Władysław Szpilman
Das Leben der Maschinen, Suite

Frédéric Chopin
Andante spianato et grande Polonaise brillante Es-Dur op. 22

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Frédéric Chopin
24 Préludes op. 28

“Chopin’s music is so rich and moves me deeply. I simply love it,” says Yulianna Avdeeva. Her close connection to the composer comes as no surprise – after all, the pianist won the legendary Warsaw Chopin Competition in 2010, the first woman to do so since Martha Argerich. She impressed the jury with her sensitive and poetic playing. In this concert, Yulianna Avdeeva combines some of Chopin’s most beloved pieces – among them the poignantly beautiful Fantaisie in F minor and the brilliant Grande Polonaise – with music by Władysław Szpilman. The composer and pianist, whose life story became widely known through the film The Pianist, draws heavily on Chopin’s musical language in his own works.