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A podcast about the greatest piano music ever composed.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Chopin Podcast is hosted by Garrick Ohlsson and Ben Laude. The show has published 17 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Season 2 Episode 7: VARIETY SHOW" (6 October 2025, 154 minutes), "Season 2 Episode 6: CONCERTOS" (23 September 2025, 112 minutes), and "Season 2 Episode 5: SONATAS" (25 August 2025, 173 minutes).
The Chopin Podcast publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 111 minutes across 17 episodes.
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Episode #7
We've reached the finish line here in Season 2 Episode 7, dedicated to some of the outlier pieces that fall outside Chopin's more well-known genres In this series finale, G arrick Ohlsson breaks down Chopin's youthful...
Episode #6
In Season 2 Episode 6, Ben Laude and Garrick Ohlsson explore Chopin's two large-scale works for piano and orchestra, the Concertos; 2021 International Chopin Competition bronze medalist and Concerto Prize-winner Martín...
Episode #5
In this fifth episode of Season 2, Ben Laude and Garrick Ohlsson turn their attention to Chopin's multi-movement masterpieces, the Sonatas. Then, 2010 International Chopin Competition gold medalist Yulianna Avdeeva...
Episode #4
In this fourth episode of Season 2, Ben Laude meets Garrick Ohlsson in his home to explore Chopin's Polonaises at the piano. Then we're joined by a pair of recent medalists from the International Chopin Competition who...
Episode #3
In this second of two episodes on Chopin Mazurkas, pianist Garrick Ohlsson confronts Chopin's most genius and epic Mazurkas; Polish musician Janusz Prusinowski reveals the living tradition of Mazurking through its...
Episode #2
In this first of two episodes on Chopin's Mazurkas, Garrick Ohlsson deciphers select Mazurkas from across Chopin's compositional periods; music critic Jed Distler recommends some of the finest recordings of the past...
Episode #1
In this first episode of Season 2, pianist Garrick Ohlsson surveys the many brilliant Waltzes Chopin composed for the piano throughout his career; world-renowned concert pianist Stephen Hough joins us to explore his own...
In Episode 9, pianist Garrick Ohlsson pushes his oar through three singular masterpieces of Chopin – the Barcarolle, Berceuse, and Fantaisie. We're joined by special guest Eric Lu, who won the gold medal at the 2015...
In Episode 8, pianist Garrick Ohlsson explores the wonders inside Chopin Four Impromptus; we welcome back Cambridge Professor of Music John Rink to introduce us to Chopin the improviser ; and we'll be joined by two...
Episode #7
Episode 7 is a special investigation into the newly-discovered Waltz in A minor, attributed to Chopin. As the manuscript's chain of ownership continues to be researched and more work is being done to verify the work's...
Episode #6
Episode 6 is the second in a two-pack of episodes on Chopin's Etudes. In this episode, we will profile three pianists who have dared to walk the intricate tight-ropes of Chopin's Etudes in public: first, gold medalist...
Episode #5
Episode 5 is the first of two episodes dedicated to Chopin's Etudes. This episode itself is divided into two big parts featuring Garrick Ohlsson , w ho will zigzag through the 24 Etudes based on the repertoire...
Episode #4
In Episode 4, pianist Garrick Ohlsson explores Beethovenian brilliance of Chopin's Four Scherzos; silver medalist and top prize-winner of the 1990 International Chopin Competition Kevin Kenner reacts to his own...
Episode #3
In Episode 3, pianist Garrick Ohlsson explores the most tender, heroic, and even sadistic passages of Chopin's Four Ballades at the keyboard; gold medalist of the 2020 National Chopin Competition, Avery Gagliano, reacts...
Episode #2
In Episode 2, pianist Garrick Ohlsson explores what makes Chopin's Nocturnes so seductive to our ears; s ilver medalist of the 1975 Chopin Comeptition in Warsaw, Dina Yoffe, revisits a performance of a Nocturne she gave...
Episode #1
In Episode 1, host Ben Laude invites pianist Garrick Ohlsson to lead a tour of Chopin's miniature miracles, the 24 Preludes, Op. 28; biographer Alan Walker tells the story of Chopin's death-defying efforts to compose...
The Chopin Podcast
Join Garrick Ohlsson and Ben Laude for a 16-part deep dive into the music of Chopin. Each episode in this series is dedicated to one of Chopin's major compositional genres, and features Garrick as well as special guests...
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