Newsreel: Chopin Museum
- 16 years ago
The Great Chopin Museum opened in Krakow, Poland, in 1943, by order of Hans Frank - at the time, Governor-General of Poland, also known as the "Butcher of Poland". Frank, a pianist himself, appropriated many items related to Chopin, and opened the museum with great fanfare.
In this short newsreel, we see pianist Ludmilla Berkwic (who was the youngest participant in the first International Chopin Competition, in 1927) playing on Chopin's own Pleyel. Berkwic was later denounced as a Jew by her fellow competitors.
(My apologies for the less-than-stellar video and sound quality.)
In this short newsreel, we see pianist Ludmilla Berkwic (who was the youngest participant in the first International Chopin Competition, in 1927) playing on Chopin's own Pleyel. Berkwic was later denounced as a Jew by her fellow competitors.
(My apologies for the less-than-stellar video and sound quality.)