We invite you to a story about European music. We’ll begin with Bach, the most brilliant composer, who marked the beginning of the modern era in the history of classical music. We’ll end with a piece by Arvo Pärt, one of the greatest living composers of this tradition. In between, we’ll play Mozart—the brightest and most cunning—and Beethoven—the wildest and boldest.

All of this will be performed by two of the most original and versatile artists on the Polish music scene: Marcin Masecki (piano) and Marcin Markowicz (violin).

Marcin Masecki | One of the most original and versatile artists on the Polish music scene. He plays all keyboard instruments, composes, conducts, produces, arranges, sings, teaches, and curates. His first passion was jazz and improvised music, and today he finds fulfilment through working across a wide stylistic spectrum. His virtuosic blending of genres, and breaking the boundary between high art and entertainment have become his signature traits. As a classically trained pianist, he regularly engages with Europe’s musical heritage, interpreting it with a rare combination of freedom and erudition.

Marcin Markowicz | A violinist, composer, music promoter, and educator. Concertmaster of the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw. The founder and second violinist of the Lutosławski Quartet, and for the past twenty years, the artistic director of the Ensemble Festival and the Princess Daisy Festival. A lecturer at the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. He has run violin and chamber music courses in Poland, the UK, Italy, Greece, Singapore, Mexico, Turkey, and South Korea. A multiple award winner, including a Gold Record together with the Młynarski–Masecki Jazz Band for the album Płyta z zadrą w sercu [A Record with a Thorn in the Heart] (2020), and the Fryderyk Award (2023) together with the Lutosławski Quartet.