Harmony and Discord: Chopin’s short stay in Valldemossa
The Arts Society’s next talk at the Hotel Artmadams was to take place on 4th February but unfortunately Michelangelo has been replaced by Chopin.
Easy Rider on Mallorca’s Route 66
“I’ve toured and written about motorcycling on the mainland, many parts of the world like Africa, but at the end of my time there, I was ready to fly home to the States. I’ve never liked having to leave Mallorca, it’s always felt like home.”

Evgeny Konnov started to study piano at the age of four
Evgeny Konnov started to study piano at the age of four.

Dmitry Ablogin – F. Chopin, Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5 (First stage)
The 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments – First Stage. Dmitry Ablogin (Rosja/Russia). Fryderyk Chopin Etiuda e-moll op. 25 nr 5 / Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5
The personality of Chopin comes to Palma
Iván Martín is a leading pianist and conductor from Gran Canaria.
Piano In Nineteenth-Century Majorca
Chopin has created a piano link with the past that today manifests itself in not one but two festivals in his honour at the Charterhouse in Valldemossa.

Naruhiko Kawaguchi – J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893 (First stage)
The 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments – First Stage Naruhiko Kawaguchi (Japonia/Japan) Johann Sebastian Bach.
Heritage
Cartoixa restoration plan will be unveiled at the end of the year
Valldemossa Council has announced that a viability study is going to be carried out into the condition of the famous Cartoixa (Charterhouse) building.
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