Marcin Wasilewski Trio is a true star of Polish jazz and currently the most globally recognized Polish jazz ensemble. In 2024, they celebrated 30 years of artistic collaboration in an unchanging lineup: Marcin Wasilewski (piano), Sławomir Kurkiewicz (double bass), and...

Marcos Meza (b. 1984) is a Chilean pianist and composer based in Berlin. He began classical piano at age 7 with Polish teacher Ewa Jasińska. His style merges impressionist and neoclassical tones with ambient music, placing the piano at the heart of his storytelling....

Miriam Helms Ålien is a Norwegian violinist recognized as one of the most compelling young artists of her generation. Born in Alta, northern Norway, she began violin at age 6½ and made her solo debut at 8. She has since performed with orchestras in Norway, Germany,...

Olga Zado is a distinguished pianist who began giving solo recitals and performing with orchestras at the age of 7. She made her international debut at 12 in Kulturcasino Bern. Since then, she has performed at major European venues including the Berlin Philharmonic,...

Piotr Szumieł (b. 1977, Warsaw) is a distinguished violist, professor, and juror. Early in his career, he won numerous prizes at international competitions, including 1st Prize at the Jan Rakowski Viola Competition (1998) and 3rd Prize at the International Brahms...

Marianna Bednarska is a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral performer, and educator. She is a lecturer at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and the artistic director of the International Marimba Meetings held at the Krzysztof Penderecki European...

Joolaee Trio was founded in 2021 through the long-standing collaboration between kamancheh virtuoso Misagh Joolaee, pianist Schaghajegh Nosrati, and percussionist Sebastian Flaig. The trio made a highly praised debut at the Rudolstadt Festival in 2022, which led to...

‘A Master of breathing and vocal line on the guitar’ – this is how the playing of the Polish musician Jerzy Chwastyk was described by the Pizzicato magazine. Jerzy Chwastyk’s extensive repertoire ranges from traditional and classical guitar music to innovative...

“Omar Massa lives and breathes Tango” Daniel Hope (WELT - Germany) Composer and bandoneon player Omar Massa was born in Buenos Aires in 1981 and has been based in Berlin since 2019. Internationally acclaimed as one of the leading artists on Tango Nuevo and the...