Owczynnikow, Łukasz
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.