Dr. Łukasz Byrdy is one of the most outstanding pianists of the younger generation, who during his concert career spanning over 10 years, has performed several hundred times in most European countries, as well as in the USA, Canada, China, and the United Arab Emirates. Born in Katowice, he is a laureate of over 20 international piano competitions, including winning top prizes at the Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition in Beijing and at the International Piano Competition in Hanover. He has also been awarded at competitions in Switzerland, Italy, Malta, and Poland. Following enthusiastically received performances at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, his career noticeably gained momentum. Dr. Łukasz Byrdy is also one of the ten semifinalists of the prestigious Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary (2022) and a recipient of numerous scholarships and artistic awards, including multiple scholarships from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, and the „Young Poland” award given to the most outstanding artists of the young generation. The pianist has been frequently invited as a soloist and chamber musician to music festivals in Vilnius (Christopher Festival in the Bernardine Park), Paris („Chopin au jardin” and „Chopin a Paris” at the Orangery in the Bagatelle Park), Aspen (Music Festival and School) and Moscow (Polish-Russian Music Festival). He has performed in Warsaw at the „Chopin and His Europe” festival and the Ignacy Jan Paderewski International Festival, the „Chopin in the Colors of Autumn” festival in Ostrów Wielkopolski, the „Silesian Quartet and its Guests” Chamber Music Festival in Katowice, the International Fryderyk Chopin Festival in Duszniki Zdrój and the Jerzy Waldorff Festival in Radziejowice. The artist has performed in the world's major music centers, presenting his interpretations on prestigious stages such as Harris Concert Hall in Aspen (USA), Bella Concert Hall and Rozsa Centre in Calgary (Canada), Orangery in the Bagatelle Park in Paris (France), Aula of the Sapienza University in Rome (Italy), Pushkin Museum and Scriabin Museum in Moscow (Russia), concert halls of music conservatories in Beijing and Chengdu (China) and Tianfu Center in Chengdu (China). In Poland he has performed in numerous philharmonic halls, as well as in the Concert Hall of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (NOSPR) in Katowice, the Lutosławski Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw, the European Music Center in Lusławice, the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw, the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw, the Birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin in Żelazowa Wola, the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the Royal Theater and the Palace on the Isle in the Royal Łazienki Park in Warsaw. Dr. Łukasz Byrdy graduated from the Universität der Künste in Berlin and the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań and is currently a faculty in the piano department of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań. He conducts numerous courses and masterclasses in Poland and abroad, collaborating with, among others: Mount Royal University in Calgary, the University of Agder in Kristiansand, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater in Tallinn and the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu. In his pedagogical career, he has been invited several times to conduct masterclasses on Morningside Music Bridge - one of the most prestigious music summer programs for the most talented young musicians from around the world, that takes place annually at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. Łukasz Byrdy has made numerous recordings for radio and television. His performances have been broadcast by Polish Radio, Polish Television, Lithuanian National Radio and Television, Central Chinese Television CCTV, and Sichuan Radio and Television. In 2017, with support of the Piotr Kler Foundation, his debut album with piano concertos by F. Chopin and W. A. Mozart was released.

Laureate of the F. Busoni Competition in Bolzano (1991) and the F. Liszt Competition in Utrecht (1992) – to date, he remains the only Polish laureate of this prestigious competition – as well as the K. Szymanowski Competition in Łódź (1987). He graduated with honors from the Academy of Music in Katowice, where he studied under Prof. Andrzej Jasiński, and later became his assistant. He currently holds the position of professor at his alma mater. In June 2013, the President of Poland awarded him the title of Professor of Musical Arts. He holds the title of Ambassador of the City of Kalisz and was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit in 2023. Prof. Raubo has performed in all the major philharmonics across Poland. He has worked with some of the country’s most distinguished conductors, including Jerzy Maksymiuk, Antoni Wit, Agnieszka Duczmal, Jerzy Salwarowski, Mirosław J. Błaszczyk, Marek Pijarowski, Tomasz Bugaj, Jerzy Swoboda, Krzysztof Missona, Łukasz Borowicz, Marek Moś, Czesław Grabowski, and Renard Czajkowski. His repertoire includes over 30 works for piano and orchestra. Among his notable artistic achievements are recitals at the Chopin Festival in Vancouver, the “Poolse Meesters” Festival in Belgium, piano workshops and a concert at the Campos do Jordao Festival in Brazil, and a recital and masterclass at the International Chopin Festival in Duszniki-Zdrój. Prof. Raubo has made numerous recordings for both domestic and international labels, including the Japanese branches of Deutsche Gramophon and RCA, International Music Corporation, and the DUX and Żuk Records labels. Prof. Raubo is also an avid chamber musician, having performed with the Silesian Quartet, Wilanów Quartet, Camerata Quartet, as well as Bartłomiej Nizioł, Urszula Kryger, Elżbieta Mrożek-Loska, and Piotr Janosik. In addition to his work at the Academy of Music in Katowice, Prof. Raubo is actively involved in teaching young pianists through numerous courses and consulting in music education at lower levels. He also teaches at masterclasses for pianists. His academic work includes serving as a supervisor for nine doctoral theses, as well as frequently acting as a reviewer in doctoral dissertations and professorial title procedures. Prof. Raubo has served on the juries of both national and international competitions, including the National F. Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the Chopin Competition in Asia (Japan), and the Yamaha Foundation Scholarship Competition. He was also a juror at the 11th International I.J. Paderewski Competition in Bydgoszcz and the 5th International Baltic Piano Competition in Gdańsk. His students include laureates of numerous music competitions, such as the Liszt Competition in Wrocław, the Liszt Competition in Parma, the International F. Chopin Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia, the National F. Chopin Competition in Warsaw, the Polish Piano Festival in Słupsk, and others. In recent years, his student, now assistant, Tymoteusz Bies, won the first edition of the International K. Szymanowski Competition in Katowice.

The Viennese-born pianist, Prof. Manfred Wagner-Artzt was admitted at the age of 13 to the "Concert Performance" training class of Richard Hauser at the former Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. He later continued his studies with Alexander Jenner at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where, as Jenner's student, he earned his concert diploma in 1974. A few months later, he completed his chamber music training with a diploma and from then on presented himself to the public as a soloist, chamber musician, and accompanist. His international concert career began with a gold medal at the International Piano Competition in Vercelli, which has since taken him to some of the most prestigious concert halls in Europe (including Vienna's Great Musikverein Hall, Vienna's Great Konzerthaus Hall, Salzburg's Mozarteum, Berlin Philharmonie, Munich's Am Gasteig, WDR Broadcasting Hall in Cologne, Paris Salle Gaveau, London Saint John's Smith Square, Warsaw Philharmonic, De Doelen in Rotterdam, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, among others), as well as to the United States (including Washington National Gallery), Russia (including the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, St. Petersburg Hermitage, Pushkin Museum), Japan, China, Hong Kong, South America, and the Near and Middle East. His artistic endeavors are documented in numerous recordings for international radio and television stations, as well as on records and CDs (EMI, GRAMOLA, MDG, DIVERTIMENTO, etc.). A significant focus of his concert activity has been his extensive chamber music collaborations with many internationally renowned instrumentalists, such as members of the Alban Berg Quartet, the Vienna String Sextet, the Vienna Philharmonic, as well as Heinrich Schiff, Christian Altenburger, Gerald Schubert, Ernst Kovacic, Ludwig Streicher, Roland Pidoux, and others. He also performs as a piano duo with his wife, Susanna Artzt. From 1975 to 2010, he was a member of "exxj" (Ensemble 20th Century), engaging with the latest developments in contemporary music. He has given masterclasses and lecture-recitals at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and in the USA, as well as masterclasses both domestically and internationally, and has served as a lecturer at the European Academy in Montepulciano. In October 1975, he began teaching at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where he became a full professor in 1999 and retired in October 2021.

Katarzyna Sobich was born on February 26, 2000. She began learning to play the piano at the age of 8 at the Mieczysław Karłowicz State Music School in Zielona Góra. She completed her bachelor's degree at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, where she studied composition and piano. Currently, she finishes her master studies in piano class of prof. Maciej Pabich and Dr Łukasz Byrdy at the same institution in Poznań. The young artist has participated in numerous piano competitions, earning various awards and distinctions. Among her achievements are the 3rd prize at the International Piano Competition “Chopin Plus” in Krakow (2024) and the 3rd prize at the International Kłodzko Piano Competition (2024). She has performed in many prestigious venues across Poland, including concert halls of music academies in Poznań, Wrocław and Katowice, as well as in the Florianka Hall in Krakow. Katarzyna has frequently premiered works by young composers as part of the Academic Conference "Neofonia." In 2024, she also performed at the Zbigniew Śliwiński National Piano Festival in Gdańsk.

Maciej Domagała, born in 2008 in Kutno, is a student at the Stanisław Moniuszko Music School in Gąbin, where he studies piano with Dr. hab. Jarosław Domagała. In 2024, he received a scholarship from the National Institute of Music and Dance in Warsaw and the Podkarpacka Foundation for Cultural Development. Maciej is a laureate of numerous international piano competitions, including the Polish and Ukrainian Music Competition in Kharkiv (2019), the International Chopin Piano Competition in Vienna (2021), the 22nd International J. Zarębski Competition in Łomianki-Warsaw (2022), the International Chopin Piano Competition in Turzno (2023), the 9th International Online Piano Competition in Trzciana (2023), the International Henryk Melcer Piano Competition in Kalisz (2023), the International Music Competition in Krakow (2023), the 2nd International Online Music Competition “Music is life” Krakow-Vienna (2023), the Concurs Internacional De Piano On-Line Chopin Sessions in Felanitx (2023), the International Online Piano Competition “Musical Phenomena” (2023), and the London International Chopin Competition (2024). Maciej has performed in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ukraine, and Poland, in venues such as the National Philharmonic, the Grand Theatre in Warsaw, the Władysław Szpilman Polish Radio Studio in Warsaw, Calisia One, the Music Salon at the F. Nowowiejski Museum in Poznań, the Fryderyk Chopin European Centre in Sanniki, the Herbst Palace Museum in Łódź, the Stefan Stuligrosz Concert Hall at the Academy of Music in Poznań, Ujazdowski Park in Warsaw, the Birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin in Żelazowa Wola, the Romantic Palace in Turzno, and the Krzysztof Penderecki European Centre for Music in Lusławice. He participated in the 19th International Piano Forum “Bieszczady Without Borders” in Sanok in 2024, where he performed with the Lviv Chamber Orchestra “Akademia”. He also took part in the Piano Workshops in Krynica-Zdrój (2019), the “Master and Students” Course at the Palace in Rybna and “Play with the Master” in Gniezno, where he studied under the guidance of professors such as Elżbieta Tarnawska, Joanna Ławrynowicz-Just, Beata Bilińska, Piotr Paleczny, and Andrzej Tatarski. He also participated in the educational series “Chopinoteka: Listening Workshops” at the Birthplace of Fryderyk Chopin in Żelazowa Wola. Maciej took part in the Chopin en Vacances Festival in 2023 and 2024, the 10th International I. J. Paderewski Festival and the 26th International Piano Festival “Musical Floralia – Music in Flowers” (2022). He is a laureate of the 2nd (2022) and 3rd (2023) editions of the Polish Radio Chopin Alternative Competition in the Polonaise and Ballad categories. In 2019, Maciej was awarded the title of Personality of the Year by the editorial team of "Polska Times" in the Culture category, and in 2020, he received an Artistic Scholarship from the Marshal of the Łódź Voivodeship.

Stefano Brizzi is a young pianist born in Fondi (Italy) in 2007 who began studying piano at the age of 7. His musical journey, initially accompanied only by Maestro Luigi Carroccia, continued with participation in the advanced piano courses at the International Academy of Music and Art AIMART in Rome, under the guidance of Maestro Giorgia Alessandra Brustia. Stefano has performed in a lot of important music events, such as the Fondi Music Festival, Settimane Musicali Internazionali, the International Courses of musical interpretation – Umbria Classica Association, the EuroArts Music Festival & Academy in Szczecin (Poland), and the recitals organized by the Hungarian Academy in Rome. Furthermore, since 2018 Stefano stood out in various international piano competitions, achieving numerous awards including the first prizes and first absolute prizes obtained in Rome, Bologna, Baronissi, Minerbio and Spoleto. In 2022 he got the 1st prize in the selection phase of the Steinway Piano Competition for young talents, which earned him the participation in the Italian final in Verona where he won the "Iancu Tucarman" special prize. 2023 turns out to be an even more successful year, in fact Stefano is the absolute winner of Henryk Melcer Piano Competition (Poland) and a first prize winner of Orbetello International Piano competition - junior. Despite his young age, the pianist has already achieved success in several concert halls performing in Italy, Austria, Poland and Romania. A special mention deserves the collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Bucharest thanks to which Stefano performed at the “George Enescu” Philharmonic, attracting the attention of prestigious critics as Dumitru Avakian, who dedicated to him reviews and articles of appreciation in specialized magazines such as Adevarul and re-proposing his performance on the Romanian national television.