Authors

Born in 1929 in Eppendorf, Saxony, passed away in 1995 in Berlin, Müller was a German playwright, writer, poet, editor, and director. In 1951, Müller’s parents fled to West Berlin, while he moved to East Berlin.

Born in 1971 in Oława, Mykietyn graduated from Włodzimierz Kotoński’s composition class at the Academy of Music in Warsaw (1997; now the Chopin University of Music). In 1993, he made his debut at the Warsaw Autumn festival with a piece titled La Strada. In the same year, his 3 for 13 was awarded the 1st prize at the International Rostrum of Com-posers in Paris in the category of composers under 30 years of age (in 2000 it was presented at the Midem Classique in Cannes). 1995 saw his Epiphora winning the 1st prize at the 4th International Rostrum of Electroacoustic Music (IREM) in Amsterdam in the same category.

He studied composition with Aleksander Lasoń at Katowice’s Academy of Music and with Steve Rouse at the University of Louisville, receiving scholarships from the ‘Young Poland’ programme of the National Centre for Culture Poland and the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

Born in 1990, a jazz pianist and composer. One of the most frequently awarded jazz musicians of the young generation studied at Krakow’s Academy of Music, and later at Berklee College of Music.

World-famous pianist, composer and educator, but also a politician and champion of Poland’s independence. He learned at Warsaw’s Music Institute (1873–1878), where he later taught the piano. In 1882 and again in 1884 he studied twice for half a year in Berlin. His piano studies with Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna were made possible by Helena Modrzejewska’s support. He was a lecturer in harmony and counterpoint at Strasbourg Conservatory.

One of the most significant twentieth-century Polish composers, Palester is often seen as a “successor to Karol Szymanowski.” He studied piano at the Krakow Institute of Music and at the conservatory in Lwów (now L’viv), as well as art history as the University of Warsaw and composition and music theory at Warsaw Conservatory.

Jazz saxophonist and composer, a leading figure in the Polish and European jazz scene; 15-time ‘Jazz Forum’ magazine’s Best Soprano Saxophonist.

Full name: Radosław Rak, veterinary surgeon and writer, author of fantasy books. He graduated in veterinary medicine from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin and works in this profession. In his writings, combines real history, customs, and social life with fairy-tale elements, frequently drawing on myths and legend. As a novelist, Rak made his debut with the 2014, the book that brought him the greatest popularity is 'The Tale of the Serpent’s Heart, or a Second Word about Jakób Szela' (2019), for which he received the 2020 Nike Literary Award among other.