2010/02/18
LAUNCH OF THE CHOPIN YEAR
The Holy Cross Church in Warsaw, the place of burial of Chopin’s heart, will be the stage of the launch of the jubilee commemorations of the Chopin Year on February 21, 2010. The Holy Mass celebrated at 1 p.m. by His Excellency Archbishop Henryk MuszyÅ„ski, Primate of Poland, will mark the official inauguration of the Chopin Year…
www.culture.pl/en/culture/wy_in_inauguracja_roku_chopinowskiego_warszawa_2010

2010/02/16
CHOPIN BIRTHDAY WEEK
The official celebrations of the Chopin Anniversary Year have begun. The 200th anniversary of Frédéric Chopin’s birth will be marked by not one but several special concerts, all of them taking place at the National Philharmonic and spanning two possible dates of composer’s birth…
www.culture.pl/en/culture/wy_in_nadzwyczajne_koncerty_urodzinowe_2010

2010/02/11
“CHOPIN: THE ROMANTIC REFUGEE”
Fryderyk Chopin first visited Britain in 1837 and returned in 1848. The story of his tour will be told in the context of the Polish fervour which had taken over the artistic and political life of the country. Original manuscripts of several of his most famous compositions will be shown alongside portraits, letters and concert programmes.
www.culture.pl/en/culture/wy_in_wy_chopin_romantic_refugee_londyn

2010/02/09
KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN PLAYS CHOPIN
Krystian Zimerman will perform two Chopin Sonatas marking the 200th anniversary of Frederic Chopin’s birth. A couple days later, on March 1, another great pianist Maurizio Pollini will commemorate a possible alternative date of the composer’s birth…
www.culture.pl/en/culture/wy_in_koncert_zimerman_londyn_2010