Completely rebuilt after WWII. The Germans blew up the palace as they were retreating from the Russians in 1944.This year is the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth. All over Poland there were concerts & celebrations. He's a real Polish hero -- like Davy Crockett in the U.S.
There was a free concert in the Palace, featuring a small orchestra & pianist Micaj (Michael) Dembrowski, who played Chopin, no easy task, so very elegantly...I've begun to appreciate Chopin. As I've mentioned to some of you, I always thought he put too many notes in there, but I've begun to understand why they're there.
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