Paul Kildea: "Chopin’s Piano: A Journey through Romanticism"

Biographers in Conversation · Apr 15, 2026 · 39m

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Dr Paul Kildea chats with Dr Gabriella Kelly-Davies about Chopin’s Piano: A Journey through Romanticism.

Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:

Paul Kildea’s inspiration for crafting Chopin’s Piano. A Journey through Romanticism.

The significance of the biography’s title.

The relevance of Chopin’s Piano: A Journey through Romanticism today.

Chopin’s primitive piano was crafted by Juan Bouwer, an amateur artisan in Palma, Majorca, in 1838.

Juan Bouwer had no inkling his humble instrument would become the catalyst for Chopin composing six of…