Performers

Born as Witold Kałka in Taganrog, Russia, and repatriated to Poland in 1923, he studied violin with Artur Malawski and Stanisław Mikuszewski as well as music theory with Michał Piotrowski and Bolesław Wallek-Walewski at Kraków Conservatory. Performing at the same time in Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra. During World War II he played the viola in the Orchestra of the Philharmonic of the General Government as well as studying conducting with Rudolf Hindemith and theory and composition with Zdzisław Jachimecki.

A pianist and chamber musician, critically acclaimed as one of Poland’s most outstanding musicians of his generation. He graduated from Józef Stompel’s class at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, where he now teaches piano. He also studied with Pavel Gililov at Salzburg’s Universität Mozarteum.

Robert Satanowski was a Polish conductor. Before the Second World War, he was educated at Warsaw University of Technology. From 1948 to 1951 he studied conducting at the State Higher Schools of Music in Sopot (with Bohdan Wodiczko) and in Łódź. Between 1958 and 1960 he undertook advanced training at the Komische Oper Berlin under Walter Felsenstein, and also studied with Herbert von Karajan.

Mezzo-soprano, she graduated with honours from the class of Professor Hanna Michalak at the Bydgoszcz Academy of Music (2010). Winner of the 2nd prize in the International Voice Competition of the Bucharest National Opera House – Le Grand Prix de l’Opéra and the award for the best performance of Polish songs in the International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition in Warsaw (2016).

This German composer, born in 1962, graduated in composition after studies with Klaus Huber, Emmanuel Nunes, and Mathias Spahlinger. He continued his education at Péter Eötvös’ courses. His output comprises chamber, vocal, orchestral, and theatre music.

He studied conducting with Artur Malawski in Krakow and in Leningrad with Yevgeny Mravinsky. He was an assistant to the latter at Leningrad Philharmonic, and later a conductor at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre. On his return to Poland, he started working at the Polish National Opera in Warsaw.

Conductor, academic teacher at the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk. An active conductor since age thirteen, he currently serves as artistic director of the Silesian Philharmonic in Katowice and deputy director for music of the Baltic Opera in Gdańsk. Previously he also held the posts of principal guest conductor to the Neue Philharmonie Hamburg and chief conductor of Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (INSO-Lviv).

Eminent Polish singer of Greek descent, music composer and text author; an improviser using the polyphonic singing technique. One of the most original personalities in Polish music, associated with jazz and the related genres, blues, rock, and the ethnic music scene. His voice can be heard on more than 60 albums.