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Kevin Chen

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Kevin Chen: A Superb and Mesmerizing Etude! Live from the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition. Kevin Chen, who won first prize at the Liszt International, Geneva International, and Rubinstein International competitions, and who brought Warsaw to its feet on the final day of the 2024 Chopin and His Europe Music Festival with his performance of Liszts Piano Concerto No. 2. This live albumthe first release on the NIFCs independent labelfeatures carefully selected performances from every stage of the 19th Chopin Competition in 2025, from the first preliminary round through the finals, where he confirmed the dawn of a new era with a performance that lived up toor even exceededexpectations as a top contender. After advancing from the first round in first place, he boldly performed the complete 12 tudes, Op. 10 in the second round, astonishing audiences worldwide with his virtuosic technique and