Fryderyk Chopin, Statue and memorial in Manchester, Great Britain
The Fryderyk Chopin statue is a bronze memorial in Manchester, placed outside Centurion House on Deansgate, in the heart of the city's commercial district. It shows the composer seated at his piano and was made by Polish artist Robert Sobocinski.
Chopin visited Manchester in 1848 and performed at the site where the Midland Hotel now stands. The statue was unveiled in September 2011 to mark the bicentenary of his birth.
The sculpture shows Chopin seated at his piano, accompanied by a muse gazing into the distance. This detail refers to the personal inspirations behind his compositions, giving the monument a storytelling quality beyond a simple portrait.
The sculpture stands in an open public square outside Centurion House on Deansgate and can be visited at any time without charge. Since it sits along a busy pedestrian route, it is easy to include on a walk through central Manchester.
The bronze of the sculpture contains material dating from 1831, the year of the November Uprising against Russia. This makes the monument carry a layer of Polish national memory that goes well beyond honoring the composer alone.
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