Konrad Olszewski |
Dear Friends and Lovers of Chopin. You are cordially invited to two special and unique events "Secrets of Fryderyk Chopin Revealed" presented by the Friends of Chopin Australia and the ANU School of Music around the heart of Chopin. A heart which continues to fascinate to this day because it produced such sublime music.
The first a lecture by Seattle physician Dr. Steven Lagerberg revealing Chopin's chronic illness and what the composer died of. The second a recital around Chopin's musical loves - his intimates performed by the Polish Australian pianist and composer Konrad Olszewski. You will also have an opportunity to buy Steven's book and have it signed by him.
My Journey to Find the Heart of Fryderyk Chopin. Friday 13th of May 2016, 12,30, AtheNaeUm, ANY School of Music.Learn the latest secret information about the life and death of this beloved composer. Dr Lagerberg
tells the fascinating story about his personal quest to discover the identity of the chronic illness that
so ravaged the famous Polish composer for nearly half of his life. In a colourful visual presentation,
he reveals how he became drawn into this mystery, how seriously this disease affected Chopin’s life,
his compositions, his efforts at a love life, and ends with an unforgettable image of the composer’s
actual heart, preserved in the Church of the Holy Cross, Warsaw.
The presentation will be accompanied by selections of Chopin’s music performed by the pianist
Konrad Olszewski.
Dr Lagerberg is a retired physician, founder of the Northwest Council of the Chopin Foundation and is
an amateur musicologist. His book Chopin’s heart: the quest to identify the mysterious illness of the
world’s most beloved composer was published in 2011.
Gold coin donation, bookings not required. ALL PROCEEDS TO THE FRIENDS OF CHOPIN AUSTRALIA FUND.
Chopin and Friends - performed by Konrad Olszewski. Saturday 14th of May, 7 pm. Same venue.Konrad Olszewski weaves a spellbound concert around the Music Gurus of Soul – Chopin and his
intimates – those he musically adored liked Bach and Mozart, highly regarded like John Field or part
of his intimate circle Liszt. In creating his unique music in the Etudes, Nocturnes, Ballades, Polonaises,
Mazurkas, Scherzos, Chopin discovered the “soul of the piano” and influenced future composers like
Wagner, Debussy, Scriabin, Ravel, Szymanowski and many others. This concert reveals some of the
secrets of these models and influences.
Konrad Olszewski is a Polish Australian concert pianist, composer and collaborative pianist whose
eclectic repertoire includes jazz. His concerts included a recital at Chopin’s birthplace Zelazowa Wola,
Poland, in 2005. He participated in the Australian International Chopin Piano Competition, Canberra
and the Sydney International Piano Competition and is the recipient of many awards including the
J.S. Bach Prize. He has a Masters of Music (Piano Performance) studying under Glen Riddle,
University of Melbourne.
$40 A d u l t s $30 Friends Members/Concession card holders $20 Students (with ID)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
www.friendsofchopin.org.au
Fryderyk Chopin surrounded by pianists from the Paris circle. In the Galerie de la Gazette Musicale no.2 |
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