The Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Polish Institute in the Swedish capital are jointly launching the Swedish Chopin Festival today.

Initiated by established pianist and college professor Staffan Scheja, the four-day event is one of the highlights of Sweden’s ongoing Chopin Year commemorations.

The festival will see performances of almost all the pieces for piano composed by Fryderyk Chopin, staged by 33 Swedish pianists, ranging from world-class virtuosos to gifted young artists at the threshold of their musical career.

The programme will also include four vocal pieces performed by Polish singer Barbara Majewska.

The festival will be accompanied by a number of seminars and lectures devoted to the artistic output of Fryderyk Chopin, delivered by professors of the Stockholm college. (ab)