Chopin: The Space Concert
The most romantic mission in the history of space flights.
2012 · 45m · N/A
Documentary, Music
Directed by
Adam Ustynowicz
Overview
200 years after Chopin's birth, the Space Shuttle Endeavour, like a giant piano, took the music of Chopin into orbit.
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