Overview
The piano music of Frederic Chopin stands as one of the greatest achievements in classical music – over 200 compositions in total, many of them among the most well-known and beloved works of all time.
Now, in an all-day marathon, WQXR offers you the chance to immerse yourself in the magic and poetry of Chopin, offering an astonishing 10+ hours of his solo piano pieces, performed by today’s brightest piano virtuosos.
Experience Chopin’s waltzes, polonaises, mazurkas, nocturnes, scherzos and more in this one-of-a-kind event. Hosted by WQXR’s Elliott Forrest and Terrance McKnight
Tickets and Box Office Information
The box office will be open from 10 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 4 at The Greene Space.
While online ticket sales are now closed, tickets are still available for all segments and can be purchased onsite on a first-come, first-served basis. We can only accept cash when purchasing tickets in person.
All-Day Pass
Join us for the entire marathon with our discounted pass that entitles you access to come, go and listen as you like.
Individual Segment Tickets
If you can’t join us for the entire day, tickets are on sale for individual 90-minute segments.
→ Part One: 11am
→ Part Two: 12:30pm
→ Part Three: 2pm
→ Part Four: 3:30pm
→ Part Five: 5pm
→ Part Six: 6:30pm
→ Part Seven: 8pm
→ Video Webcast
Watch a live stream of the entire marathon beginning 11am ET
Program
Part One: 11am
Rondo in E-flat Major, Op. 16 (Ching-Yun Hu)
Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2 (Ching-Yun Hu)
Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 (Ching-Yun Hu)
Etude No. 2 in A minor, Op. 10 (Steven Beck)
Etude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 10 (Steven Beck)
Etude No. 5 in G-flat Major, Op. 10 (Steven Beck)
Etude No. 6 in E-flat minor, Op. 10 (Steven Beck)
Etude No. 7 in C Major, Op. 10 (Steven Beck)
Etude No. 8 in F Major, Op. 10 (Steven Beck)
Etude No. 9 in F minor, Op. 10 (Steven Beck)
Etude No. 10 in A-flat Major, Op. 10 (Steven Beck)
Etude No. 11 in E-flat Major, Op. 10 (Steven Beck)
Four Mazurkas, Op. 24 (Alexandra Joan)
Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1 (Sophia Agranovich)
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47 (Sophia Agranovich)
Part Two: 12:30pm
Waltz No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2, “Grand Waltz Brilliante” (Sachiko Kato)
Waltz No. 9 in A-flat minor, Op. 69, No. 1, “L’Adieu” (Sachiko Kato)
Waltz No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69, No. 2 (Sachiko Kato)
Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15, No. 1 (Sachiko Kato)
Nocturne in F minor, Op. 55, No. 1 (Sachiko Kato)
Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49 (Shih-Yi Chiang)
Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 63, No. 3 (Yoonie Han)
Nocturne in G minor, Op. 37, No. 1 (Yoonie Han)
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45 (Steven Beck)
Three Mazurkas, Op. 59 (Steven Beck)
Impromptu in F-sharp Major, Op. 36 (Steven Lin)
Impromptu in G-flat Major, Op. 51 (Steven Lin)
Part Three: 2pm
Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 29 (David Aladashvili)
Polonaise No. 5 in F-sharp minor, Op. 44 (David Aladashvili)
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (David Aladashvili)
Four Mazurkas, Op. 30 (Alexandra Eames)
Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57 (Gloria Chien)
Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 (Gloria Chien)
Four Mazurkas, Op. 68 (Vatche Jambazian)
Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1 (Vatche Jambazian)
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 (Vatche Jambazian)
Part Four: 3:30pm
Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 (Daniel Hsu)
Three Nocturnes, Op. 9 (Benjamin Laude)
Waltz No. 6 in D-flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, “Minute” (Zhenni Li)
Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 (Zhenni Li)
Nocturne in F-sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2 (Zhenni Li)
Nocturne in F-sharp minor, Op. 48, No. 2 (Zhenni Li)
Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat Major, Op. 61 (Timo Andres)
Part Five: 5pm
Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 (Ko-Eun Yi)
Four Mazurkas, Op. 67 (Kariné Poghosyan)
Variations Brillantes, Op. 12 (Charlie Albright)
Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 (Anna Shelest)
Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 (Abdiel Vázquez)
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise in G Major, Op. 22 (Charlie Albright)
Etude No. 1 in C Major, Op. 10 (Dmitri Shelest)
Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10 (Dmitri Shelest)
Etude No. 12 in C minor, Op. 10, “Revolutionary” (Dmitri Shelest)
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 (Ko-Eun Yi)
Part Six: 6:30pm
Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4 (Vassily Primakov)
Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. Posth. (Min Kwon)
Fantasie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 (Min Kwon)
Trois Nouvelles Etudes No. 2 in A-flat Major (Min Kwon)
Waltz No. 5 in A-flat Major, Op. 42, “Two-Four” (Min Kwon)
Twelve Etudes, Op. 25 (Charlie Albright)
Part Seven: 8pm
Twenty-Four Preludes, Op.28 (Vassily Primakov)
Variations on “Là ci darem la mano,” Op. 2 (Liza Stepanova)
Waltz No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 18, “Grand Valse Brilliante” (Rachel Kudo)
Waltz No. 2 in A-flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1, “Valse Brilliante” (Rachel Kudo)
Waltz No.14 in E minor, Op. Posth (Rachel Kudo)
Polonaise No. 6 in A flat Major, Op. 53, “Heroic” (Rachel Kudo)
Featured Pianists:
Sophia Agranovich
David Aladashvili
Charlie Albright
Timo Andres
Steven Beck
Shih-Yi Chiang
Gloria Chien
Alexandra Eames
Yoonie Han
Daniel Hsu
Ching-Yun Hu
Vatche Jambazian
Alexandra Joan
Sachiko Kato
Rachel Kudo
Min Kwon
Benjamin Laude
Zhenni Li
Steven Lin
Kariné Poghosyan
Vassily Primakov
Anna Shelest
Dmitri Shelest
Liza Stepanova
Abdiel Vázquez
Ko-Eun Yi