Welcome to the Frederic Chopin Society’s website!
The Frederic Chopin Society is an international piano recital series serving the greater metropolitan area of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Concerts are held in the beautiful and intimate Mairs Concert Hall at Macalester College in Saint Paul.
We typically present five solo recitals between fall and spring and spotlight prominent veterans of the concert stage, as well as exciting young stars in the early stages of a professional career. Programs often include works by Chopin, but the Society enjoys a wide range of keyboard music from over three centuries. At each and every concert, unforgettable, elevated music-making awaits us, and we invite you to join us!
—Tadeusz Majewski, Artistic Director
2026-2027 Season
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Zitong Wang
Winner, U.S. National Chopin Competition
Sunday, October 11, 2026 – 3:00 PM
Zitong Wang's authenticity, bravura, and sensitivity have enchanted audiences over the years, particularly so at the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, where she claimed the Bronze Medal and the Krystian Zimerman Award for the Best Performance of a Sonata.
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Yanyan Bao
Sunday, November 8, 2026 – 3:00 PM
Pianist Yanyan Bao gained international recognition at the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition (2021) in Warsaw, where Gramophone critic Jed Distler praised her “genuine musicality and authentic emotional core.” He also noted her individuality and conviction, drawing subtle comparisons to Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Ivo Pogorelich as artists with distinctive musical voices.
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Steven Osborne
Sunday, February 21, 2027 – 3:00 PM
Pianist Steven Osborne was born in Scotland and studied at St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh and the Royal Northern College of Music. He is Visiting Professor at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Patron of both the Scottish International Piano Competition and the Lammermuir Festival, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2014. More recently, he was made OBE for his services to music in the Queen’s New Year Honours in 2022.
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Richard Goode
Sunday, April 4, 2027 – 3:00 PM
Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals in the world’s music capitals, masterclasses in person or online, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch recordings, he has won a large and devoted following.
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Aristo Sham
Sunday, May 9, 2027 – 3 :00 PM
Aristo Sham, age 29, a native of Hong Kong, is the Gold Medal winner of the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, where he also took the Audience Award. It was the latest in his long list of competition successes.
The Frederic Chopin Society depends on the generous support of its patrons and friends. Please consider a contribution to ensure this concert series continues to bring the power and beauty of classical piano to the Twin Cities and surrounding communities.