My earliest memories about music are connected with going to church and listening to organ music. I am not from a musical family, actually, and I remember my first musical fascination to be for organ music. I wanted to become an organist and not a pianist.
Rafal BlechaczA great artist can really enter the logic of any particular mazurka and fully understand the language of Chopin's music.
Rafal BlechaczOnce I started playing the piano, after my first small competition, I realized that the piano was the right instrument for me.
Rafal BlechaczI love Arthur Rubinstein, especially his live recordings. I think his Chopin Mazurkas, his interpretation of the Polonaises, and the Concertos of Chopin are just incredible. When I was a child, I wanted to play more and more Chopin because of his recordings.
Rafal Blechacz