Prize winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition, Concours musical international de Montréal and Seoul International Music Competition, this young Canadian musician is standing out as one of the most important pianists of his generation. The Ottawa Citizen states that Richard-Hamelin’s “raw emotional impact is the real deal, rooted completely in his convincing musicianship.”

CHOPIN’S PIANO

FRYDERYK CHOPIN

(1810-1849)

Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth.

Four Impromptus

No. 1 in A-flat major, Op. 29 – Allegro assai quasi Presto

No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36 – Andantino

No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 51 – Vivace

No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 [Fantasy-Impromptu] – Allegro agitato

Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 “Heroic”

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Four Ballades

No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

No. 2 in F major, Op. 38

No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47

No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52