Chopin's Heart
Posted Jul 28, 2008 at 11:30 AM in General, Classical
The timing of the article "Poland says no to DNA testing of Chopin's heart," is ironic, with the Britt Classical Season just around the corner (this weekend). Pianist Ingrid Fliter will be performing Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 on Friday, August 1st.
The heart of Polish-born composer Frederic Chopin rests in the Church
of the Holy Cross, in Warsaw, Poland. The
Polish government has rejected a request by scientists to run DNA tests
on the heart. They had hoped to test their belief that the musical
genius might have suffered and died from cystic fibrosis, and not of
tuberculosis, as his death certificate says.
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