19.10.2024 Events, Music, News

Chopin Festival 2024 (3rd Edition)

The popular Chopin Festival returns to POSK for its 3rd edition, offering a host of captivating events including a gala concert, a jazz performance, an exhibition and talks.

Saturday 19th October, 08:30-22:00, Polish Social and Cultural Association, POSK, 238-246 King St, London W6 0RF

Following on from the two previous sold-out Festivals, the third Annual Chopin Festival returns once more to the Polish Social and Cultural Centre POSK, in London, on Saturday the 19th October 2024, with a truly impressive programme of not only wonderful Chopin Music played by the finest pianists from Poland, but also a complementary programme including Chopin lectures and an exhibition about the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.

Find tickets here:

Gala Concert Tickets:

The Chopin Festival 2024 – Gala Concert Tickets, Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite

Jazz performance tickets:

The Chopin Festival 2024 – Chopin Jazz Tickets, Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 8:30 PM | Eventbrite

Talks:

15:30 – “Mysteries surrounding Fryderyk Chopin”:

The Chopin Festival 2024 – Talk by Lady Rose Cholmondeley Tickets, Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 3:30 PM | Eventbrite

16:30 – “The Young Chopin”

The Chopin Festival 2024 – Talk by Prof. John Rink Tickets, Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM | Eventbrite

FREE Exhibition, open during POSK opening hours – “The International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition” (19th Oct – 28th Oct)

The Chopin Festival 2024 – Chopin Exhibition Tickets, Sat, Oct 19, 2024 at 8:30 AM | Eventbrite

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