BRUCE (XIAOYU) LIU – final round (18th Chopin Competition, Warsaw)

On the eve of the 18th International Chopin Competition, tonebase Head of Piano Ben Laude interviews Garrick Ohlsson – the only American to ever win gold in Warsaw. Ben asks Garrick what Chopin would have thought of the competition that bears his name, before reflecting on his victory in 1970 and previewing this year’s competition.

Garrick Ohlsson at the 1970 International Chopin Piano Competition [Selections]

Garrick Ohlsson: “Why Chopin? and Other Questions”