When playing Chopin's Nocturne 20 on September 23rd, 1939 at Warsaw Radio, Wladyslaw Szpilman did not know that it will be his last performance for a long time. Hours later, a German bombardment destroyed the power supply. The radio was shut down for almost six years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9oQEa-d5rU Chopin Nocturne 20 played by Wladyslaw Szpilman Last … Continue reading The Pianist and Mihail Sebastian →