Now playing in this video: 🎵 Chopin, "Barcarolle in F sharp major Op.60"

Kim Bernard brings luminous warmth and gentle sway to Chopin's "Barcarolle in F-sharp major", Op. 60, a work inspired by the lilting rhythms of Venetian gondolier songs. Sensuous and richly ornamented, the piece unfolds as one of Chopin's most opulent and rapturous late creations.

🌟 About the Artist

Born in 1999, Bernard Kim started studying piano at age 5 with Michèle Mary. Upon meeting Bernard d’Ascoli and Eleanor Harris he began studies at the Piano Cantabile academy in Aubagne in 2008, as well as at the Toulon Conservatory with Célimène Daudet, graduating with highest honors in 2011. The following year, he won the first prize at the Montrond-les-Bains International Competition in the under 17 category as well as first prize at the Nuits Pianistiques competition in Aix-en-Provence.