Composer. Born Zelazowa Wola, Poland of a French emigrant father and Polish mother. Left Poland aged 20, never to return. Despite his long romantic liaison with novelist George Sand (Aurore Dudevant) his orientation is often questioned. After they separated his health failed and in 1848 he paid a long visit to Britain where he gave his last public performance at Guildhall. Died Paris.
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Frédéric Chopin
The statue is said to contain an urn with earth from Chopin's birthplace in P...
Greater London Council From this house in 1848 Frederic Chopin, 1810 - 1849, ...
Fryderyk Chopin, 1810-1849, gave his first London concert in this house, June...
Musical composer. Born Dublin (in a street which is now named after him). W...
A number of groups related to black music history seem to have come and gone;...
Born London. Entertainer and author. Created a number of the great Gilbert an...
