CHOPIN 2010

  • Chopin Year Celebrations

    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
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  • Information Resource

    A wealth of information about Fryderyk Chopin’s life and work:  

    • Quizzes and interesting facts
    • Recommended recordings and publications
    • Educational resources  
    • Image bank  
    • Presentation of places connected Chopin  
    • Links to competent sources
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  • CHOPIN For Kids

    An inspiring guide helping children to enter the exciting word of Fryderyk Chopin’s music:

    • Interactive games and activities for the youngest ones
    • Tips and guidelines for parents
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  • Inter:Act

    Engaging social networking initiatives revolving around the Chopin Year.

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  • TV Programme

    An archive of past episodes of the Chopin2010.pl show broadcast on TVP1 plus.

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  • Chopin 2010
    Celebrations Office

    A platform for exchanging information between institutions, journalists and organisers of jubilee events. Brings you official information about:

    • Past, present and planned activities of the Office
    • artProjects: mobile artistic projects
    • Chopin-themed tours

    • Chopin 2010 Press Office

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    Registering at the portal chopin2010.pl brings you the possibility to:

    • Log on to all six Chopin websites
    • Submit and then update events held as part of the Chopin Year
    • Create a personalised  list of events and print it out in a handy form  
    • Subscribe to a newsletter and take part in competitions with attractive prizes to win
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August Bordeaux
August 1849. Chaillot. To August Franchomme in Paris: "Please send some of you Bordeaux over to me. I need to have a glass of wine today and I have nothing at home. But do wrap the bottle up and don’t forget to mark it with you stamp, you know – the messengers!! […] How suspicious I have become!"
When He live in Paris, Chopin liked to drink wines – French and imported. His favourites were: Rüdesheimer that is Riesling from the banks of the Rhine River, champagne and more popular at that time among citizens of France red Bordeaux. One of the restaurants where Chopin used to come: "Au Rocher de Cancale" at Montorgueil Street in Paris is operating also today. More information:

  • Chaillot: Chopin's Mysterious Address (pl. Tajemniczy adres Fryderyka Chopina) (article in Polish)

  • Wojciech BoÅ„kowski Chopin as a Connaisseur (pl. Chopin jako smakosz) (article) – MAGAZYN CHOPINA

  • Restaurant "Au Rocher de Cancale" in Paris

Relations

Family and friends,People:
Franchomme Auguste
Auguste Franchomme (1808-1884) was a popular French cellist, composer and pedagogue, who taught...


Places:
Paris
On 2 November 1830, Fryderyk Chopin left Warsaw forever, making his way first to Dresden, then via...

 

Additional information

When He live in Paris, Chopin liked to drink wines – French and imported. His favourites were: Rüdesheimer that is Riesling from the banks of the Rhine River, champagne and more popular at that time among citizens of France red Bordeaux.

One of the restaurants where Chopin used to come: "Au Rocher de Cancale" at Montorgueil Street in Paris is operating also today.

More information: