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Frederic Chopin was one of the most influential virtuoso pianists of the Romantic Era. Chopin distinguished himself in the solo piano, although he occasionally wrote chamber music and instrumental ballades.

Frederic Chopin was born in the Duchy of Warsaw; on the 1st March 1810 (some reports also indicate that he was born on 22nd February 1810).

Chopin first received instruction on the piano from his mother, and at the age of six, he started receiving formal instruction on the piano from Czech Pianist Wojciech Zywny. Chopin was extraordinarily talented on the piano, and he was soon labeled a child prodigy.

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At the age of seven, he gave his first public concert and by 1821, he wrote a polonaise in A-flat major, which is now widely regarded as his earliest surviving work. Chopin continued his education with Zywny till 1821. He was also enrolled in the Warsaw Lyceum, and it was there that he studied composition and music theory with the Silesian Composer Józef Elsner.