Mats Lidström is a Swedish cellist, composer, and educator. He studied in Gothenburg and at the Juilliard School in New York with Leonard Rose, also training with Pierre Fournier and Janos Starker. As a soloist, he has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and Dallas Symphony, collaborating with […]
One of the most distinguished cellists of her generation. She graduated with honors from the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and the Universität der Künste in Berlin. She has performed in prestigious concert halls such as Tonhalle Zurich, Royal Festival Hall in London, Moscow Conservatory, the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, and many other […]
Double bassist of the Orchestra of the Grand Theatre National Opera in Warsaw and from 2006–2022, a member of the National Philharmonic in Warsaw. Graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. He is a laureate of the Second Prize at the National Double Bass Competition in Elbląg and a distinction at the […]
Outstanding pianist, composer, conductor, arranger, producer, and educator. Graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, winner of the Gold Medal at the International Jazz Pianists’ Competition in Moscow (2005). His trademark is the effortless blending of genres and crossing boundaries between high art and entertainment. He is co-founder of the Jazz Band Młynarski-Masecki – […]
Since 2005, artistic director of the Ensemble Festival. Founder and second violinist of the Lutosławski Quartet, and concertmaster of the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw. Lecturer at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. He studied in Lübeck, Warsaw, and Boston. As a soloist, he has collaborated with, among others, the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, […]
Violinist, soloist, and chamber musician. A graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. He is a laureate of violin competitions in Poznań, Warsaw, and Brescia, as well as a first prize winner in chamber music competitions in Copenhagen and Sondershausen. As a soloist, he has performed with most of […]
Virtuoso pianist, soloist and chamber musician. He has performed many times in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia, where he has collaborated with world-renowned composers such as Boulez, Murail, Dutilleux and Penderecki, as well as with many Finnish artists. More recently, he has devoted himself to performing complete cycles of piano sonatas by Beethoven […]
Distinguished Polish violinist who has performed since the age of eleven. He has collaborated with all major Polish orchestras as well as many European ensembles, including the Munich Philharmonic. Invited to leading music festivals worldwide, he has performed alongside prominent musicians such as Heinz Holliger, Garrick Ohlsson, Szymon Nehring, Andrzej Bauer, Marcin Zdunik, and Julius […]
Winner of the Third Prize at the prestigious ARD International Music Competition in Munich. Since 2016, a member of the Amaryllis Quartet. She teaches at the Musikhochschule Münster. Tomoko Akasaka has performed as a soloist and chamber musician worldwide. As a soloist, she has played with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Geneva […]
Graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. Since 1996, principal oboist of the orchestra at the Grand Theatre – National Opera in Warsaw; from 2007–2014, principal oboist of the Wrocław Philharmonic. He has also served as principal oboist of the Polish Radio Orchestra (2001–2003) and the National Philharmonic (2005–2007). As a soloist […]