Frédéric Chopin

Biography: When as young as age eight Chopin used to give piano concerts. Thus he wanted to become a professional piano player and moved to Paris in 1830 where he was accepted and welcomed by important composers of his time like Franz Liszt and Hector Berlioz as well as no less important authors like Heinrich Heine and Honoré de Balzac. The aristocratic circles were in competition having Chopin playing in their salon all the time; especially his own compositions which were inspired by his Polish ... Click Here to read more about Frédéric Chopin!