{"id":2593,"date":"2010-02-15T15:52:18","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T05:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=2593"},"modified":"2010-02-15T15:52:18","modified_gmt":"2010-02-15T05:52:18","slug":"frederic-chopin-200th-anniversary-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/classical-music-and-operas\/frederic-chopin-200th-anniversary-celebrations","title":{"rendered":"Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin: 200th Anniversary Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>March 1st, 2010 marks the <strong>200th anniversary of the birth of Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Fran\u00e7ois Chopin<\/strong>.  Chopin was one of Poland&#8217;s (and the world&#8217;s) great composers and in honour of his artistic contribution for the Polish nation, the Polish Parliament have declared 2010 as the <strong>Year of Fryderyk Chopin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Poland\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Poland <\/strong><\/a>will be left in no doubt that this is Chopin country when they land at the <strong>Frederyk Chopin Airport <\/strong>in Warsaw.  There will be plenty of Chopin-themed tourist events and visitors will be able to follow in the footsteps of Chopin and discover places that were connected with this great composer.  Warsaw&#8217;s new <strong>Chopin Museum<\/strong> is also due to open on March 1st.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2600\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Chopin-Monument-Warsaw.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2600\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2600\" title=\"Chopin Monument - Royal Lazienki Park \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Chopin-Monument-Warsaw.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Chopin-Monument-Warsaw.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/Chopin-Monument-Warsaw.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chopin Monument - Royal Lazienki Park <\/p><\/div>\n<p>But the music and commemoration of Chopin is not limited to Poland only. All around the world, there will be a programme of events to celebrate this 200th birthday anniversary, including the Canadian Chopin Festival, Chopin recitals at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, International Piano Series in London, just to mention a few.<\/p>\n<p>For lovers of Chopin&#8217;s famous piano music and classical music in general, this is the year to join in the celebration of this great composer&#8217;s works.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t be in Poland this year, perhaps there is a <strong>Chopin concert <\/strong>near you.  You can <strong>search and book<\/strong> classical concert events  around the world through <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classictic.com\/?r=441\" target=\"_blank\">Classictic.com<\/a><\/strong>, or maybe add to your Chopin music collection &#8211; see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts-shopping.com\/Canada-store\/shop.php?k=chopin&amp;c=blended\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Canada<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts-shopping.com\/France-store\/shop.php?k=chopin&amp;c=blended\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon France<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts-shopping.com\/Germany-store\/shop.php?k=chopin&amp;c=blended\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Germany<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts-shopping.com\/UK-store\/shop.php?k=chopin&amp;c=blended\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon UK<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts-shopping.com\/US-store\/shop.php?k=chopin&amp;c=blended\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon US<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 1st, 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Fran\u00e7ois Chopin. 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