The organizers of “The Year of Chopin” in the composer’s native Poland weren’t sure which date to use to commemorate his 200th anniversary.  There is a birth certificate on file with February 22 1810 listed as the date but Chopin himself always stated his birthday as March 1st. What to do?  How about a marathon concert spanning the entire 7 day period between the two dates?  Works for me.  171 hours of non-stop Chopin, including concerts nightly by the Warsaw Philharmonic with a who’s who of great pianists as soloists.  KDFC celebrates this Monday with Chopin’s music every hour plus he’ll be feted by us throughout 2010!