The statue of Fryderyk Chopin by Robert Sobociński is located in the heart of Manchester. It is the largest monument to the composer outside of Poland. Unveiled in 2011, it depicts the artist in the company of his muse with the face of the composer's friend Jane Sterling, who organised his tour of the British Isles and paid for his funeral expenses after his death.

In 1848, fearing revolutionary turmoil, Frédéric Chopin left France and travelled to England and Scotland, where he tried to earn a living by giving lessons and concerts. The last year of the composer's life, however, was already dominated by illness. As he recalls in one of his letters, during a concert in Manchester he even suffered hallucinations caused by exhaustion.

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