Other Chopin Events Around the World in 2010

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August 16-31, 2009 (POLAND)
5th International Music Festival "Chopin and his Europe"

Website:http://en.chopin.nifc.pl/festival/

September 17-20, 2009 (Kalisz/Antonin - POLAND)
The 28th International Festival “Chopin in the Colours of Autumn”
Website: http://chopin2010.pl/en/events/year2010/id/102

January 27, 2010
Press conference to officially announce the details of the world tour of the Folle Journée de Nantes Festival. The festival will visit places such as Bilbao, Tokyo or Rio de Janeiro, to name only a few. The last city on the tour is going to be Warsaw. The National Theatre and the Theatre Square in Poland’s capital are going to host the Crazy Days of Music Folle Journée – Chopin Open (working title) from 10th to 13th June 2010. In total, over 1500 concerts are planned to be held.
Website:
www.follejournee.fr

January 31 - February 7, 2010 (Warsaw - POLAND)
All-Poland Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition

February 20 - 28, 2010 (Miami, Florida - USA)
Eighth National Chopin Piano Competition of the United States
Website: www.chopin.org

February 22 - March 1, 2010 (Warsaw - POLAND)
The Birthday Decade - a series of concerts by renowned pianists that will
encompass the two hypothetical dates of the composer’s birth.
Website: http://chopin2010.pl/en/events/year2010/id/13

February 25-March 1, 2010 (Warsaw - POLAND)
CHOPIN 1810-2010: IDEAS, INTERPRETATIONS, INFLUENCE (Congress)
Website: http://en.chopin.nifc.pl/institute/events/news/id/769
Call for Papers: http://en.chopin.nifc.pl/institute/events/conferences/id/740


February 28, 2010 (Krakow - POLAND)
Celebration of a special mass in memory of Chopin at the cathedral at Wawel, the long-time seat of Polish monarchs.
Website: http://chopin2010.pl/en/events/year2010/id/45


March 16, 2010 (Indianapolis, IN - USA)
Concert by the winner of the 2010 Chopin Foundation of the United States National Competition. Private event, open only to members and guests of the American Pianists Association.

May - September, 2010
Recognised young Polish pianists, including will give performances on concert pianos situated on mobile stages throughout Poland. The concerts will be held in the open air: at market squares, parks, etc. Admission will be free.
Website: http://www.chopinprzyjechal.pl/
June 10-13, 2010 (Warsaw - POLAND)
Crazy Days of Music Folle Journée – Chopin Open
Website: www.follejournee.fr

May 14-16, 2010 (Vancouver - CANADA)
The Vancouver Chopin Society and Consulate General of the Republic of Poland will organize a three day Festival 14-16 May, 2010.
Website: http://www.chopinsociety.org/events/upcoming-events


September 6-20, 2010
(Scandinavia)
The National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Poland wants to mark the 200th anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin’s birth in an exceptional way – by setting off on an extraordinary sea journey on 6-20 September 2010.
Website: http://chopin2010.pl/en/events/year2010/id/67


October 2-23, 2010
(Warsaw - POLAND)
16th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition
Website: http://konkurs.chopin.pl/en