Żelazowa Wola
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Żelazowa Wola is a village on the Utrata River in the Masovian Voivodship, about 60 kilometers from Warsaw, Poland. The village is the birthplace of two famous classical musicians: the pianist and composer Fryderyk Chopin, and the violinist Henryk Szeryng. It is known for its picturesque Mazovian landscape, and numerous winding streams surrounded by willows and hillocks.
The Russian composer Sergei Lyapunov wrote the symphonic poem Zhelazova Vola, Op. 37 (Russian: Жeлaзoвa Вoлa) "in memory of Chopin".
A museum devoted to Chopin is located in the preserved annex of the former manor of the Chopin family, surrounded by a park. In summer, concerts of Chopin's music are performed by pianists from all over the world.
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