Fryderyk Chopin & the Romantic Piano

Toronto, Ontario – Commemorating the bicentennial of the renowned composer’s birth, the ROM presents Fryderyk Chopin & the Romantic Piano, on display in the Level 3 Samuel European Galleries from October 9, 2010 to March 27, 2011. The intimate exhibition explores the life and legacy of 19^th century Polish composer and piano virtuoso Fryderyk Chopin and the Romantic Age of music in which he played a pivotal role.
Fryderyk Chopin & the Romantic Piano features Chopin’s instrument of choice—a Pleyel grand piano—as well as letters by his contemporaries, costume plates and decorative arts of the Romantic Period. ROM visitors will have a unique opportunity to view rarely displayed original musical scores, on limited-time loan from the Fryderyk Chopin Museum, Warsaw, as they learn about Chopin's public and personal worlds and his contributions to an era that helped shape European history.