Fryderyk Chopin Institute manuscripts, edited by Zofia Chechlińska. The Institute is the organizer of the five-yearly International Chopin Piano Competition. It also runs the "Young Talents" programme to encourage young Polish pianists. The Institute is also organizing a festival "Chopin and his Europe" since 2005. It presents European music in the context of its links with the life and work of Chopin. One of the objectives of the festival programme is historical performance - presenting works as they were originally heard, on period instruments. The festival is organised in collaboration with the Warsaw Philharmonic, Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera and Polish Radio
Chopin (vodka) Chopin (vodka) Chopin – name of single-ingredient vodka, 4 times distilled from either potatoes, rye or wheat. It is produced by Siedlce-based "Podlaska Wytwórnia Wódek Polmos". Chopin was first introduced to North America in 1997. The production is done in small batches. Seven pounds of potatoes are used to make every bottle of Chopin. The vodka is named after the famous Polish/French Romantic composer Frédéric Chopin. Chopin potato vodka has been submitted to a number of international spirit ratings for evaluation, including the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Wine Enthusiast, and the Beverage Testing Institute. Outcomes have generally been favorable,