Pianists to play Chopin at Warsaw’s Łazienki Park

The 66th season of open-air recitals of Chopin’s music will begin on Sunday at the foot of the composer’s monument in Warsaw’s Royal Łazienki Park.

A statue of the great Romantic composer Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) in Warsaw's Łazienki Park.

Photo: Jolanta Dyr, CC BY-SA 3.0 PL , via Wikimedia Commons

Lithuanian pianist Lukas Geniušas, second prize winner at the 2010 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, will open the season with a recital at noon.

Bulgaria’s Ludmil Angelov is set to perform at 4 p.m.

Concerts will take place every Sunday until September 7, with two recitals held each day.

🎹 Już w najbliższą niedzielę w Łazienkach Królewskich rozpocznie się kolejny sezon Koncertów Chopinowskich! Co tydzień do września można bezpłatnie posłuchać muzyki Fryderyka Chopina wykonywanej na żywo.

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This year’s lineup includes top Polish pianists such as Krzysztof Jabłoński, Karol Radziwonowicz, Jakub Kuszlik, Aleksandra Świgut and Piotr Alexewicz, as well as performers from Japan, Italy, Britain, the United States, Canada and France.

International highlights include Canada's Charles Richard-Hamelin, second prize winner at the 2015 Chopin Competition, and France's Philippe Giusiano, who won second prize in 1995.

Out of 85 talented pianists announced for the upcoming Chopin Competition, 13 are from Poland — and our hearts are full of pride!
This October, Warsaw will be filled with music, emotion, and timeless beauty — the spirit of Chopin in every note.

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The tradition of Chopin recitals in the Polish capital’s Łazienki Park goes back to 1959. Over the decades, the concerts have attracted some 3 million music lovers.

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