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Membership of the Fryderyk Chopin Society may be granted to persons who have Polish citizenship and to foreign nationals domiciled in Poland who meet the criteria specified in the Associations Act of 7 April 1989 (Journal of Laws No. 20, item 104 as amended) if they submit a written declaration to join and the Board of the Society admits them to membership. For more details see Article III of the Society’s Statutes.

The annual membership fee is currently 30 PLN and should be paid into the Society’s Santander Bank Polska account 31 1910 1048 2209 9981 8939 0001.

The membership of the Fryderyk Chopin Society consists of ordinary and honorary members. Honorary membership is granted by the General Meeting, upon formal request made by the Board, to individuals exceptionally committed to the Society’s goals and values. They include world-famous pianists Ingrid Fliter (Argentina), Kevin Kenner (USA), Garrick Ohlsson (USA) and Dina Yoffe (Latvia).

The Society’s honorary membership has a long history. It began with Jan Ignacy Paderewski, a pianist and editor-in-chief of the Complete Works of Fryderyk Chopin project (IFC/TiFC– PWM). Other honorary members have included outstanding virtuoso pianists and Chopin researchers, such as Arthur Hedley, a famous collector of autographs and memorabilia of Chopin and his biographer.