Fryderyk Chopin

Young Asian musicians are increasingly choosing to perfect their skills in Poland, the native land of renowned 19th century romantic composer Frederic Chopin, who is adored in the region. Read More

More and more young Asian musicians are choosing Poland to perfect their skills and absorb the atmosphere in the native land of renowned 19th century romantic composer Frederic Chopin, adored in Asia. "I love Chopin's music. I feel it is so beautiful and so nostalgic -- it's very pure and passionate and so I like to live in Warsaw, in Poland," says Aya Gokita, 27, a Japanese piano student. Read More

Holidaymakers may be pleased to learn Poland is now closer than ever before, thanks to a new route opening between London Gatwick and Warsaw Fryderyk Chopin airports. Read More

Rather than indulging in lavish, romantic scales as Fryderyk Chopin or Franz Liszt did before them, artists like Steve Reich , Philip Glass , Terry Riley , and John Cage took a very different approach in the '60s and '70s, focusing on fundamental tones, shapes, and structures, which formed the basis of the minimalism movement. Read More

www.polskyinstitut.cz "In fact there are two funeral masks of Chopin, the first was made immediately after his death. But the French artist who made it decided that it was too, let's say, drastic, because his face was really deformed by his illness. And about three days later he made a second version of the funeral mask, which is slightly more dignified, and that is the copy we are presenting here. Read More