A new video from Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall shows a rare performance of an 1893 Polonaise by the future founder of the Polish state, Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
Unexpectedly in these confrontational times, it is played by a Russian pianist, Yulianna Avdeeva, winner of the 2010 Chopin competition.
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