Music has long been described, anecdotally, as a universal language. This may not be entirely true, but we're one step closer to understanding why humans are so deeply affected by certain melodies and ...

For the first time in more than 90 years, a previously unknown waltz by a renowned 19th-century composer has been uncovered. Earlier this year, Robinson McClellan, a curator at The Morgan Library and ...

"Welcome to Fryderyk Chopin Airport, Warsaw,” intones the flight attendant. And sure enough, there on the outside of the terminal building, looming through the darkness of a wintry evening, giant ...

Explore the life and works of famed polish composer Frédéric Chopin in this clip from the first episode of Now Hear This Season 6, Now Hear This “Chopin’s Polish Heart.” ♪♪ In the Hôtel des Invalides, ...

A decades old feud over the true residence of composer Frederic Chopin and his French novelist lover when they spent a winter sojourn on the island of Majorca has finally been solved: thanks to a ...

Frédéric Chopin was born in Żelazowa Wola, just west of Warsaw, in 1810. His father Nicolas was a Frenchman from Lorraine who had emigrated to Poland as a 16-year-old to teach music to children of the ...

A true centre of Romantic life in 19th-century Paris, its spirit has been revived at the Frederic Chopin Museum in Warsaw in a new exhibition. In the early 19th century, Frédéric Chopin, George Sand, ...

The competition -- held every five years in Frederic Chopin's homeland -- is seen as a gateway to classical music glory, with winners going on to play top global venues and sign recording deals. "This ...