Owczynnikow, Łukasz International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn

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Double bassist, graduate of the Music Academy in Łódź and  the Post-Secondary Jazz School in Warsaw. His achievements  include major successes in classical music (prizes and distinctions at competitions), concert tours with symphony orchestras  under acclaimed conductors including Christoph Altstaedt and  Krzysztof Penderecki, and solo concerts with orchestra, including the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Chain Ensemble.  He composes, arranges and performs with ensembles such as  the Warsaw Sentimental Orchestra, Nicponie, and Czessband,  and has accompanied many leading artists of the classical and  popular music scenes. He leads workshops in communal singing and music-making with the ensembles Cała Praga Śpiewa,  Orkiestra Podmiejska Stare Babice and the Stajnia Experimental  Music Workshop. He has given first performances of numerous  contemporary works, including by Marcin Stańczyk, Tadeusz  Wielecki, Kuba Krzewiński and Wojciech Błażejczyk, at festivals  such as Warsaw Autumn and Ad Libitum. He also performs solo,  records film soundtracks, and cooperates with theatres, cabarets  and traditional music ensembles.