Chopin's 204th Birthday Celebrations
On the 204th anniversary of the composer's birth, two concerts by pianists Akiko Ebi and Yundi Li respectively, will take place. The National Institute of Fryderyk Chopin has also prepared three exhibitions.
Fryderyk Chopin, graphic; source: The National Digital Library, www.polona.pl
At 12:00 on 1st March, 2014, a recital by Akiko Ebi will be broadcast on Polish Radio from Chopin's birthplace of Żelazowa Wola. Ebi, a prominent Japanese pianist, placed in fifth at the International Chopin Piano Competition. She now serves on the jury of major competitions around the world.
On the same day, at 6pm, Yundi Li will perform Chopin's pieces at the National Philharmony in Warsaw. Li previously won first place at the XIV International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in 2000.
The National Institute of Fryderyk Chopin's will open an exhibition on Oskar Kolberg, on 22nd February in the Chopin Museum in Warsaw. Kolberg was a friend of Chopin's father Mikołaj and a noted Chopin scholar, as well as a noted ethnographer, folklorist, and composer in his own right.
Also at the Chopin Museum in Warsaw, an exhibition of Chopin-inspired work produced by children and teenagers will be on display. This exhibition will open at 10am on 1st March and last until the end of August.
Lastly, an exhibition of musical instruments from the village of Chopin's birth, Żelazowa Wola, will take place in said village on 1st March.
Source: The National Institute of Fryderyk Chopin, ed. AG, 17.02.2014, translated: Katarzyna Maksimiuk, 18.02.2014
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