Frédéric Chopin

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Poland purchases a rare Chopin manuscript from private owners

Poland says it acquired a rare manuscript of a ballad by Frédéric Chopin from private owners after confidential and lengthy negotiations.

24/01/2025

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A potential lost Chopin manuscript has been found in a NYC library

A previously unknown manuscript in Frederic Chopin’s handwriting, potentially his first "lost" work since 1930, has been discovered at New York's Morgan Library & Museum.

22/11/2024

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Lost Chopin waltz discovered after nearly 200 years

An unknown waltz believed to be by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin has been unearthed in a library vault in New York, nearly 200 years after it was written.

29/10/2024

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Here's where you can see the last-known piano of Frédéric Chopin

The newly designed exhibition features an impressive array of priceless artifacts, including Chopin's final piano, a 19th-century Pleyel dating back to 1848, and an extensive collection of authentic manuscripts.

28/04/2023

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Pianist performs amid ruins of Irpin

The ruins of Irpin’s House of Culture were the poignant backdrop to a performance of Chopin’s nocturnes by the Lithuanian pianist Darius Mazintas on April 26.

28/04/2022

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Chopin's last piano gets its 19th century magic back

The last piano Frederic Chopin ever played is currently being restored in the Polish capital. The historic instrument is being given back its original mid-19th century characteristics using expert knowledge and a lot of patience.

10/12/2021

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This 19th century portrait of Chopin was found at a flea market

Thrifted at a Polish flea market in the early 1990s, a peeling portrait of the virtuoso pianist has finally been restored and dated back to the 19th century.

11/10/2021

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World's best pianists gather in Poland for Chopin competition

The world-renowned piano competition makes a return to Warsaw's National Philharmonic this month in order to crown its next virtuoso.

04/10/2021