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‘Pop stars’ of classical music descend on Warsaw for 14th International Festival Chopin and His Europe

Other of the festival’s biggest events include the performance of Halka by Stanisław Moniuszko, a young contemporary of Chopin’s regarded as the father of Polish national opera. Wojciech Grzędziński / NIFC

The festival at Warsaw’s National Opera House, which will last to the end of August, includes 50 concerts that will see 91 soloists and 18 ensembles perform 240 pieces, including several commissioned specially for the festival.

Chopin festival kicks off in Duszniki

Nearly 20 concerts and piano recitals are featured in the programme of the 73rd International Chopin Festival, which started on Friday and will run till August 11 in Duszniki-Zdrój, a popular mountain spa resort in south-western Poland.

Hitting the right note: International music centre to open in Chopin’s birthplace

The planned Centre reflects the enduring appeal of Chopin’s compositions, along with his unchallenged status as one of Poland’s leading cultural exports.

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