Anna Han plays Chopin Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1

Anna Han, age 14, performed Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin at the 2010 Cooper International Piano Competition in the Oberlin Conservatory for Music. Polish composer Frederic Chopin wrote a total of 21 nocturnes, spread throughout his life. Deux Nocturnes, Op. 48 was dedicated to one of his favorite students, Mademoiselle Laure Duperré. This C minor nocturne begins with a soliloquy of intense grief. A calm, peaceful interlude follows, dramatically building into a first climax of