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Pianists flock to Warsaw for Chopin competition preliminaries

12.07.2021 14:30
Almost 160 pianists from around the world have come to Warsaw to compete for a place in the International Chopin Competition, which opens in the Polish capital on October 2.
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Aleksander Laskowski
Aleksander LaskowskiPolskie Radio

In an interview with Radio Poland, Aleksander Laskowski, press spokesman for the National Chopin Institute, the event’s organizer, talks about “the genius of Chopin’s music to which every human being with an open heart responds.”

He adds that no matter how well these young entrants do at the event “the very fact that they can be part of this wonderful adventure makes their lives better.”

Click on the audio button above to hear the interview.