Performers

A vocalist, songwriter, composer, leader of Lemon band. He was born in Przemków (Lower Silesia) into a family of Lemko ethnic descent which cultivates its Lemko traditions.

Pianist, composer, arranger, conductor and music producer, born in Bydgoszcz, where he graduated from Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń’s piano class at the Felix Nowowiejski Academy of Music.

A leading Polish improvised music ensemble, expanding the concept of a contemporary music collective. Rewarded in major European jazz competitions, such as Jazz Hoeilaart (Belgium).

One of Poland’s most eminent baritones. He studied voice with Helena Oleska in Lwów (now L’viv) and with Adam Didur in Krakow. Prize winner in the International Singing Competition of Toulouse (1954). He made his debut in 1944 as Janusz in Moniuszko’s Halka at Krakow’s Stary Theatre.

Conductor and music life organiser, artistic director of the Karol Szymanowski Philharmonic in Krakow since 2021. He graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Music in Minsk and Rotterdams Conservatorium. His accolades include first prizes in the 4th Jāzeps Vītols International Choral Conductors Competition in Riga (2009) and the 5th International Choir Conducting Competition ‘Towards Polyphony’ in Wrocław (2011), where he also won three other awards.

Jazz drummer and educator, graduate of the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław. He won several individual and ensemble prizes during his studies. Since 2005 he has taught jazz percussion at his alma mater, as well as conducting research (DMA degree in 2014) and working as a sound engineer at the Audiovisual Technology Studio.

Hanna Järveläinen – a member of Ensemble Peregrina

The orchestra was founded in 2008 on the initiative of Jerzy Semkow.
Its members are the most talented graduates and students of music academies and universities (below the age of thirty.) The Orchestra’s director is Piotr Baron. Since April 2009 the orchestra has been a member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras, EFNYO.