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Cecile Licad mesmerizes at the Met

At the recently restored Metropolitan Theater in Manila, music lovers were treated to an unforgettable evening with Cecile Licad, the celebrated virtuoso often hailed as “The Pianist’s Pianist.” With ...
Malaysian classical pianist and academic Melody Quah, based in the United States, makes her long-awaited return to Dewan Filharmonik Petronas this weekend for the Chopin Festival, performing with the ...
Israel and Hamas agree to the first phase of 'Peace Plan' in Gaza, Trump says. by 7News Staff TOPICS: SILVER SPRING, Md. (7News) — A teenage boy was hospitalized after being shot late Monday night in ...
Four past winners of the International Chopin Piano Competition will perform at the opening gala of the contest's 19th edition in Warsaw on October 2. Yulianna Avdeeva, the 2010 winner, and Garrick ...
The Indie Spirit-nominated actress has just two feature films under her belt, but both speak to her finely tuned ability to portray complicated young women. She tells IndieWire how she does it (and ...
Caught in a web of dress-ups and beach trips. Chew-Bose, an acclaimed Canadian essayist with one book and scant film experience, may have her own reasons — certainly she’s into the gorgeous surfaces, ...
In one of the most evocative scenes in Durga Chew-Bose’s new film adaptation of Bonjour Tristesse, 18-year-old Cécile, played by Lily McInerny, is sitting on the kitchen floor, having a midnight snack ...
Explore Chopin’s musical evolution from Poland to Paris with Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki. Follow Scott Yoo and pianist Jan Lisiecki as they explore Chopin’s life, his Polish roots, and his ...
Based on Françoise Sagan's 1954 novella, the film marks Durga Chew-Bose’s directorial debut. The melancholy of coming of age is captured in the whimsically dark “Bonjour Tristesse,” based on Françoise ...