Madame Pylinska and Chopin’s Secret at Petit Palau

Acclaimed author Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt and pianist Nicolas Stavy bring together literature and music in an intimate journey around Frédéric Chopin. 🎶🎹

The Petit Palau hosts this stage performance where the French writer's storytelling converses live with the piano to explore an initiation into art and life.

🎶 Madame Pylinska and Chopin’s Secret

📅 February 5, 2027

🕐 19:30 h

📍 Petit Palau, Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona

🎟️ €25 to €40

📖 The art of piano and learning to live

Madame Pylinska advocates an eccentric method for piano playing: lying down under the instrument, drawing circles on water, watching the wind, listening to silence, and loving unhurriedly. Through these unconventional lessons, young Éric-Emmanuel discovers what lies beyond music: learning how to live. Through Chopin’s works, the narrator seeks his own path and uncovers a loved one’s haunting secret.

📚 Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt and Nicolas Stavy

The piece is performed by the author himself, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, a member of the Académie Goncourt and one of the leading figures in modern French literature and theatre. He is joined on stage by pianist Nicolas Stavy, a special prize winner at the Warsaw International Chopin Piano Competition.

ℹ️ Good to know: Performed in French with surtitles in Catalan and Spanish. Recommended for ages 14 and up. Duration: approximately 105 minutes without intermission.

✨ An inspiring evening of theatre and live music revealing the secrets behind Chopin’s masterpieces.