PiS MP Szymon Szynkowski alias Sęk is once again promoting the music of Fryderyk Chopin. This time he recalled on social media his performance of a fragment of the waltz in Db major in Paris. He shared his memory, shared the recording and expressed his wishes for Easter Monday.
On Easter Monday, the former head of the Foreign Ministry recalled his performance of Chopin’s work in the French capital.
A piece of Chopin on Boxing Day
– wrote Szynkowski vel Sęk, attaching the recording.
Exactly two years ago, on April 1, 2022, the next capital on the map of my intensive visits, during which I carried out the mission to make our partners aware of the seriousness of the geopolitical situation in Europe after the Russian aggression against Ukraine, Paris called to action. Apart from the details of diplomatic conversations, I remember this visit for two non-political things
– said the PiS MP.
First of all, Paris welcomed me with snow, which was a bit surprising in early April, especially after the “summer” weather the day before in Ankara. The second personal experience was much more moving: between diplomatic conversations we spent a coffee break at the residence of the Polish ambassador in Paris, where exactly 190 years earlier, in 1832, Fryderyk Chopin played in the music hall.
– he pointed out.
I sat down at the piano for a moment to play at least a fragment of the so-called waltz in Db major. minute by F. Chopin
– Szynkowski vel Sęk emphasized, adding: “it turns out my colleague filmed it.”
I haven’t posted this video anywhere before. Please forgive the imperfections, it is a spontaneous creation. Of course, as always, when I was in Paris, I visited the grave of our greatest composer in the Pere-Lachaise cemetery.
– recalled the former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
As I share this memory, I wish you a wonderful Easter Monday
– wrote a PiS politician.
He had already distributed Polish classical music. In 2021, during the 18th International Piano Competition. Fryderik Chopin.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs promoted the competition with a spot in which then-Deputy Minister Szynkowski vel Sęk performed a waltz by the Polish composer on the piano and spoke about the links between Fryderyk Chopin’s music and diplomacy.
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Source: wPolityce