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Biography of Frédéric Chopin

Frédéric François Chopin, a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist, was born in Żelazowa Wola near Warsaw in 1810.

His father, Nicolas Chopin, was a French immigrant serving as a tutor and school teacher, while his mother was from a noble family. Even as a child, Chopin displayed remarkable musical talent, and at the age of 7, he began piano lessons and composed his first small polonaise in G minor.

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Soon, he became the darling of the aristocratic salons in Warsaw, where he developed a taste for luxury and refined manners.

In 1823, Chopin enrolled in the Warsaw Lyceum and continued to study music privately with Joseph Elsner, the director of the Warsaw Conservatory.

In 1825, he was invited to perform before the Russian Emperor Alexander I, and after the concert, he received a diamond ring as a reward. At the age of 16, Chopin was admitted to the conservatory, and upon gr