Carnegie Hall concert celebrates Poland's independence anniversary

A Polish music concert at Carnegie Hall and the unveiling of a relief depicting an icon of Polish independence, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, at the Polish Slavic Center dominated Sunday celebrations in New York of the centenary of Poland regaining its independence. The highlight of the anniversary concert in the famous concert hall in Manhattan was a performance by the third prize winner at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Kate Liu performed Chopin's three Mazurkas op. 59 as well as Paderewski's Melodies op. 16. no. 2.