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<\/p>\nThe Embassy of Poland hosted a select gathering of guests to an evening of musical nirvana on 25 October with a rebroadcast of the final of the 18th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition that was held in Warsaw, Poland.<\/p>\n
In his speech delivered on the occasion, Ambassador of Poland H.E. Pawel Lechowicz, welcomed the guests and provided them with a brief insight on the legendary Polish classical music composer and piano virtuosso, Fryderyk Chopin, and on the annual international competition named in his honor.<\/p>\n
Introducing Fryderyk Chopin, also known as the \u2018Poet of the Piano\u2019, the ambassador said he was one of the world\u2019s most famous pianists of the Romantic era, and that apart from its universal and purely musical values, the message of Chopin\u2019s music also held deep patriotic contours. <\/p>\n
\u201cChopin was not only a musical genius but also a staunch Polish patriot, who longed so much for his lost homeland that his dying wish was that his heart be buried in his beloved Poland. He lived during times which left deep traces in his consciousness. He was born in the Napoleonic era, which was a time of hope for the Poles. He grew up in pre-Uprising Warsaw. After the November Uprising, he settled down in Paris, however in his mind he remained faithful to Poland.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a composer and performer, Chopin possessed an extraordinary facility for improvising harmonious pieces and exceptional melodic inventiveness that allowed his music to cross cultural boundaries, unite people all over the world and provide inspiration for successive generations of musicians. <\/p>\n
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\u201cThe International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition, launched in 1927, is one of the oldest music competitions in the world. Though it has evolved over the years and improved its form and forged its own rich tradition, what has remained constant since the beginning is interest in the competition among critics, the media, pianists, \u2018culture vultures\u2019 and the public at large.\u201d <\/p>\n\r\n