A Calendar of Events letting you know what, where and when is happening throughout the Chopin Year:
- Events: concerts, exhibitions, shows and many others
- Reports
- Interviews
- Kordegarda CHOPIN 2010
ZYGMUNT KRAUZE: CHOPIN IS A PART OF MY MUSICALITY
Read Zygmunt Krauze, distinguished composer and pianist, share his thoughts about Chopin, Chopin’s music and his own composing in the context of Chopin’s work.
... SO THAT IT’S CHOPIN AND JAZZ AT THE SAME TIME
A conversation with Andrzej Jagodziński, a pianist, composer and arranger; winner of the 1994 Mateusz Award of the Polish Radio’s Third Programme.
To enchant with the classics
Read a conversation with René Martin, founder and artistic director of the Folle Journée de Nantes Festival:
WE NEED CHOPIN
A conversation with Professor Andrzej Jasiński, chairman of the Jury of the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.
SIMPLY CHOPIN!
Read a conversation with Poland's Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Bogdan Zdrojewski.
I’D EAT DINNER… AND BREAKFAST WITH CHOPIN
A conversation with Elżbieta Artysz, General Secretary of the International Federation of Chopin Societies.
KUBA STANKIEWICZ - CHOPIN SONGBOOK
“My idea was to treat Chopin’s songs in a similar way that jazz musicians have approached jazz standards. (...) I was wondering if this approach would “work” for 19th century material”.
CHOPIN ON 5 CONTINENTS
Read a conversation with Maria Pomianowska, author of the project "Chopin on 5 Continents".
CHOPIN WAS POLISH BUT NOW HE BELONGS TO THE WHOLE WORLD
On Friday, 7th August 2009 the 64th International Chopin Festival starts in Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland. We have asked Piotr Paleczny, a renowed pianist, prize-winner of the International Piano Competition in Warsaw (1970) and the Festival’s artistic director since 1993, to tell us more on the details of this year’s edition.
SINFONIA IUVENTUS ABOUT THEIR CHOPIN YEAR DREAMS
The Sinfonia Iuventus is a very young orchestra, both in terms of its time of existence and the age of its musicians. How did it come into being and how were the candidates selected?