{"id":5974,"date":"2013-05-03T10:20:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T10:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/?p=5974"},"modified":"2013-05-03T10:20:23","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T10:20:23","slug":"bbc-award-for-a-life-with-chopin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/piano-news\/bbc-award-for-a-life-with-chopin-5974\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Award for a Life With Chopin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chopin&#8217;s piano music does have a prominent place in the classical music repertoire. Janina Fialkowska\u2019s Chopin Recital II recording on ATMA Classique confirmed the fact when it recently won the prestigious <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/awards\" target=\"ext\">BBC Music Magazine Award<\/a> for <em>Best Instrumental Recording of 2012<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC Music Magazine Awards are the only classical music awards in which the main categories are voted for by the public. The shortlist represents the very best of more than 1,300 recordings reviewed by BBC Music Magazine during 2012, and features leading names from the international classical music arena.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/blog\/fialkowska.jpg\" width=\"270\" alt=\"Janina Fialkowska\" class=\"alignright\" \/><em>\u201cI\u2019m overwhelmed by the prize,\u201d<\/em> Fialkowska told the Independent. <em>\u201cI\u2019ve devoted most of my professional life to the music of Chopin and it\u2019s nice to have my playing recognized in this way.\u201d\ufeff<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Montreal-born Fialkowska, 61, is recognized the world over as one of the great interpreters of the music of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/chopin-sheet-music\/\">Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin<\/a>, whom she names as her favourite composer.\ufeff  In 1970, she settled in New York and enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music as a student of Sasha Gorodnitzki, later becoming his teaching assistant from 1979-1984. Following her prize-winning performance at the inaugural Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition held in Tel Aviv in 1974, Arthur Rubinstein became her mentor and launched her international career. Last May, Fialkowska was awarded a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ggpaa.ca\/award-recipients\/fialkowska-janina.aspx\" target=\"ext\">Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a> at the 2012 Governor General&#8217;s Performing Arts Awards.<\/p>\n<p>This short film artfully defines Janina Fialkowska\u2019s imprint in the world of classical music:<br \/>\n<strong><em>Constellation<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/explore-all-directors\/patrick-doan\/\" title=\"more films by Patrick Doan\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick Doan<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/film\/constellation_en\/embed\/player\" width=\"425\" height=\"264\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Press quotes:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We have had many celebrated executants in London in this Chopin anniversary year &#8212; Zimerman, Pollini and Yundi Li among them &#8212; but none has taken my breath away quite like Fialkowska. If you have the chance to hear her, cancel all other appointments.&#8221;<\/em> &#8212; The Evening Standard  <\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Fialkowska is formidable&#8230;performs with a clarity that sets her apart from the ordinary superstars. <\/em>&#8221; &#8212; The Toronto Star<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Fialkowska was always one of those &#8220;best-kept secret&#8221; pianists, loved by connoisseurs for her tonal refinement and exquisite musical taste, but her ordeal seems to have released a new lease of life in her music-making&#8230; the playing is sheer bliss. If you buy one Chopin selection this year, make it Fialkowska&#8217;s. <\/em>&#8221; &#8212; The Sunday Times  <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Recommended links:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/chopin-recital-2-mw0002331360\" target=\"ext\">Samples from the album<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfb.ca\/film\/constellation_en\/\" target=\"ext\">NFB&#8217;s short film<\/a> artfully defines Janina Fialkowska\u2019s imprint in the world of classical music.<br \/>\nHear Fialkowska play <a href=\"http:\/\/music.cbc.ca\/play\/In-Concert\/J-Fialkows\" target=\"ext\">Chopin\u00b4s 2nd Ballade in A flat major Op. 38<\/a><br \/>\nHear samples from Fialkowska\u00b4s latest release; <a href=\"http:\/\/music.cbc.ca\/play\/artist\/Janina-Fialkowska\/Piano-Concerto-No13-in-C-major-en-do-majeur-K415-387b-I-Allegro\" target=\"ext\">Mozart\u00b4s Piano Concertos 13 &#038; 14<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/music.cbc.ca\/play\/Classical-AudioVideo\/Janina-Fialkowska\" target=\"ext\">Fialkowska talks about Chopin<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=player_embedded&#038;v=aFqR7kjOmN4#!\" target=\"ext\">Video<\/a> from the recording<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chopin&#8217;s piano music does have a prominent place in the classical music repertoire. 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