The Polish Prodigy

“My mother and teachers would tell me that Chopin would play the sonatas and waltz,oblivious of the audience,completely unselfconsciously. That is the kind of fluidity I try and achieve while playing his compositions,and I think one lifetime to learn is barely enough,” says Acosta,who is on her third trip to India and will be touring Kolkata,Pune and Bangalore after the Delhi concert.

Organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in collaboration with the Delhi Music Society,the recital will feature a slow section of the Fantaisie-Impromptu and Étude apart from four other popular musical pieces. “Chopin’s pieces often rely on intense melodic curves that resemble the famous operas of Chopin’s time,” says Acosta,who also learnt Indian Classical music while studying World music in

New York. “I enjoy Indian classical music a lot because of its oral legacy and improvisations. I play pieces that are strictly written down which is a little easier as compared to abstract pieces,” she says.

The concert begins at 6.30 pm on March 18th at the India International Centre.