今年是世界著名作曲家肖邦誕辰200周年，各國的紀念演出活動逐一展開，連美國的金融中心華爾街也于本周推出了紀念演出周，將用總共200個小時的鋼琴演奏來紀念這位偉大的作曲家。在演出周內，每天從早晨9點到晚上7點，都會有人在世界金融中心附近街頭和各層大廳內的四架鋼琴上演出，曲目涵蓋華爾茲，瑪祖卡舞曲、奏鳴曲到小夜曲、即興曲、練習曲等各類曲目。華爾街的金融交易員們可以在工作的間隙欣賞肖邦創作的那些動人旋律。

Wall Street is the venue this week for 200 hours of Chopin performances by an eclectic line-up of pianists.

Wall Street might not seem like the obvious location for a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of romantic composer Frederic Chopin, but it's the venue this week for 200 hours of Chopin performances by an eclectic line-up of pianists.

As they take a break from their workday, Wall Street traders and office workers can join the global celebration of Chopin's birthday and take stock of the vast and beloved repertoire of Poland's most illustrious composer.

Waltzes, mazurkas, sonatas, nocturnes, impromptus, and etudes are all on offer with performances daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on four different pianos placed at various locations in the World Financial Center's street and lobby levels.

"Chopin's great talent lay in his ability to compose music that was both technically demanding yet accessible to a wide audience," said Debra Simon, artistic director of the World Financial Center.

Each evening at 7:00 p.m., the venue's Winter Garden main stage will echo with the sound of a free solo concert by a roster of classical piano virtuosos, including Claire Huangci, winner of the Chopin Competition of Europe.

Each morning, the pianos are available to any amateur pianist eager to sit down and play Chopin for the public.

From noon until 7 p.m. a tag team of concert pianists, rising young performers, and students in leading conservatories and training programs will take over.

Daytime performers include piano students from The Julliard School, Mannes, Brooklyn College, New York University, Manhattan School of Music, City University of New York (CUNY), Stony Brook, Rutgers, Queens College, Montclair State University, Ithaca College and Shenandoah University, as well as several well-known community music schools.

Featured pianos include instruments from Fazioli and Hamburg Steinway, Shigeru Kawai, Bosendorfer and Sauter.

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