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On July 15, 2016, Stiring’s Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church and its community witnessed an unprecedented event. A Kraków trio under the banner of the AboutProject.com performed what they proudly call An Evening with Jane Stirling to celebrate the 212th Anniversary of the birth of this Scottish heroine – Frederic Chopin’s pupil and friend. The next day they repeated the performance in Dunblane Cathedral – the presumed resting place of Chopin’s benefactor.

The story of how Jane helped Chopin in the last years of his life and he dedicated several nocturnes to her. Jane’s family and other local families gave money towards building the church. Now, almost two centuries later, all the connections are coming together for the special performance.

It was in 1848 that Dunblane-born Jane Wilhelmina Stirling took Frédéric Chopin to Scotland. Bankrupt and terminally ill, he had nothing to lose. Instead, he thought to earn a few pounds and hundreds of new admirers.

Anna gave a series of concerts featuring the chamber music of Joseph Jongen, following the release of her CD. These included performances at Oświęcim Castle, Kraków Music Academy Concert Hall, and Florianka Concert Hall in Kraków.