In line with a long-standing tradition, the historic mansion in the composer’s birthplace of Żelazowa Wola, some 50 km west of Warsaw, will be the venue for an all-Chopin recital at noon. It will be given by Mateusz Dubiel, one of the audience favourites at the 2025 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw.
The event will be broadcast live on Polish Radio 2, the public broadcaster’s arts-and-music-channel, and the YouTube channel of Poland's National Chopin Institute.
After the recital, members of the audience will have the chance to talk to the pianist and taste the birthday cake, while those who decide to stay at the place a bit longer will be treated to a performance by the Andrzej Jagodziński Jazz Trio in the late afternoon.
'Chopin Concert' — an 1887 painting by Henryk Siemiradzki.
Other attractions for visitors to Żelazowa Wola include art workshops for both children and adults focused on designing a birthday card for Chopin, shows of animated films about the composer, as well as a theatrical performance for kids about the beginnings of Chopin’s musical career.
The day’s highlight is an evening concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic with American pianist Eric Lu, winner of last year’s Chopin Competition, as the soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the AUKSO Orchestra under the baton of Marek Moś. Lu will also perform Chopin’s Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1, Polonaise in B-flat major, Op. 71, No. 2, and Sonata in B minor, Op. 58.
Earlier this month, Lu and other prizewinners of the 2025 Chopin Competition gave a series of concerts and recitals in Japan and South Korea.
(mk/mo)