The Fryderyk Chopin Institute () is a Polish organization dedicated to researching and promoting the life and works of Polish composer

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period who wrote primarily for Piano solo, solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown ...

. It was created in 2001 as the result of legislation in the

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and is under direct control of the

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. Its headquarters are located in

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Activities

The activities of the institute include publications, organization of concerts, conserving the physical and artistic Chopin heritage, monitoring the commercial use of Chopin's name and operating a Chopin Information Centre (the institute's website). Amongst its publication projects is a complete

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edition of Chopin's works, compiled from all available

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manuscripts, edited by Zofia Chechlińska. The institute operates the Fryderyk Chopin Museum and the five-yearly

International Chopin Piano Competition The International Chopin Piano Competition (), often called the Chopin Competition, is a piano competition in Warsaw, Poland, held first in 1927 and every five years since 1955. The competition is one of the founding members of the World Federa ...

. It also runs the "Young Talents" programme to encourage young Polish pianists."Promotion of Young Talents"
, Fryderyk Chopin Institute website, accessed 7 August 2014. The institute has also been organizing the festival Chopin and his Europe since 2005. It presents European music in the context of its links with the life and work of Chopin. One of the objectives of the festival programme is historical performance, presenting works as they were originally heard, on period instruments. The festival is organised in collaboration with the Warsaw Philharmonic, the Grand Theatre and the Polskie Radio Program II.

Chopin competition

The International Chopin Piano Competition () is a piano

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held in

, Poland, since 1927. Since 2010, it has been hosted by the Chopin Institute, having previously been organized by the Ministry of Culture (until 1960) and then the Chopin Society (from 1960 to 2005). In 2018, the institute organized the inaugural I International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments.

Chopin museum

The Fryderyk Chopin Museum () in

was established in 1954. Since 2005, it has been operated by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute.

References

External links

Historical Pianos in the custody of the Fryderyk Chopin InstituteVirtual tour of the Fryderyk Chopin Institute
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