Painting of Chopin by Delacroix in the Louvre © Leon Salcedo

Chopin, the poet of the piano

Frédéric François Chopin was a classical pianist and composer. Born in Poland in 1810 to a French father and a Polish mother, Chopin arrived in Paris in October 1831 and died there in 1849 at the age of 39.

Chopin’s Paris

In addition to Chopin’s grave in Père Lachaise cemetery, there are several points of interest to visit in Paris. Some of the more quirkier ones are:
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