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Chopin Festival in Majorca
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Friday 08 Aug 2008 17:06
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The annual Chopin Festival held in Majorca begins this month.
First held in 1930, the Cloister of the Monastery in Valldemossa is the setting for a series of concerts honouring the work of the composer Chopin and is a popular event with those enjoying a holiday in Majorca.
As well as piano recitals, the festival also includes the displaying of works from a number of avant-garde artists to promote the ideas of individual and collective freedom that formed the basis of much of Chopin's pieces.
Polish composer Chopin came to Valldemossa in 1838 with his lover George Sand. The couple believed the warm climate and sea air would help ease his Chopin's ill health. The time he spent on holiday in Majorca is regarded as one of the musician's most productive periods
Meanwhile, feminist Sand wrote a novel about Majorca and its people which became a best seller. Thus every year tourists flock to the Spanish town to see the 'cell' where the couple stayed as well as being able to see Chopin's famous piano in situ.
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