The Fryderyk Chopin Institute ( pl, Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina) is a Polish organization dedicated to researching and promoting the life and works of

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composer Frédéric Chopin. 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 facsimile 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 The Fryderyk Chopin Museum ( pl, Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina) is a museum in Warsaw, Poland, established in 1954 and dedicated to Polish composer Frédéric Chopin. Since 2005, the museum has been operated by the Fryderyk Chopin Institute. A depart ...

and the five-yearly

International Chopin Piano Competition The International Chopin Piano Competition ( pl, Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina), often referred to as the Chopin Competition, is a piano competition held in Warsaw, Poland. It was initiated in 1927 and has been held ...

. 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 a 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

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, the Grand Theatre and

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Chopin competition

The International Chopin Piano Competition ( pl, Międzynarodowy Konkurs Pianistyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina), a piano

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held in

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, has been held 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 The 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments - the inaugural edition of the International Chopin Competition in the piano class, which was held on September 2–14, 2018 in Warsaw on period instruments, organised by the Frydery ...

Chopin museum

The Fryderyk Chopin Museum ( pl, Muzeum Fryderyka Chopina) 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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