CD by Chopin Competition winner!

This recording of competition performances of Bruce Liu, the stunning winner of the latest Chopin Competition, is an exceptional album, much awaited by Polish and foreign music lovers alike, entering the international market precisely now. It contains a lion’s share of the pianist’s performances recorded on the Chopin Institute label, including the Concerto in E minor. Together with the CD released by Deutsche Grammophon in November by agreement with the Institute, it is a remarkable and complete document of Bruce (Xiaoyu) Liu’s triumphant road to victory in the world’s most important music competition.

Warsaw in October 2021 was home to consummate piano musicianship. The 18th Chopin Competition brought together the superbly talented virtuosos and was certainly one of the best in the nearly 100 years of the event’s history. Now those special moments can be recalled thanks to the recordings released by the Chopin Institute.   

Track list:

[1] Ballada F-dur op. 38 / Ballade in F major, Op. 38

[2] Rondo a` la Mazur op. 5 / Rondo a` la Mazur, Op. 5

[3–6] Sonata b-moll op. 35 / Sonata in B flat minor, Op. 35

[7–9] Koncert fortepianowy e-moll op. 11 / Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11