Tangosa ensemble
Members
(bandoneon)
Kacper Kaczmarek
Kacper Kaczmarek (born 2002) – accordionist and bandoneonist. He studies at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, in the accordion class of Dr. Rafał Grząka and Dr. Grzegorz Palus. Graduate of the Krzysztof Komeda-Trzciński Music School Complex in Ostrów Wielkopolski, in the accordion class of Piotr Słociński. Laureate of many national and international competitions.
He has participated in many accordion workshops, working with leading figures in world accordion music. As a bandoneonist, he had the privilege of working under the tutelage of Rodolfo Mederos, a world-class bandoneonist, considered the holy grail of tango in the world, who was a friend of Astor Piazzolla. He was awarded the Laurel of Culture by the Starost of Ostrów Wielkopolski for his wide-ranging artistic activities.
As a member of Three Trio ensemble, he has given concerts in many renowned venues, such as the Łazienki Królewskie in Warsaw, the Concert Hall of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, the Concert Hall of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater in Vilnius, the Palace of the Radziwill Princes in Antonin, the Kazimierzowski Castle in Przemyśl. The ensemble also made a recording of a piece entitled “Ziran” by Lena Michajłów as part of an album in the “Bellows Shapes” series, released by “Requiem Records – Opus Series”.
(violin)
Olivia Bujnowicz
24 years old award-winning violinist from Poland. She has started playing at the age of 6 and since the very beginning she has received major prizes in numerous competitions, both on national and international level. She is currently studying at FryderykChopin University of Music in Warsaw under Maria Machowska and Roksana Kwaśnikowska.
She has performed as a soloist with such orchestras as: Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra, Silesian Chamber Orchestra, AUKSO Chamber Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonia, Orchestra of XII International Peace & Music Festival in Dubai, das Jugendsinfonieorchester Eifel-Ardennen.
Olivia is a member of Shoven Quartet, which is currently gaining a national reputation as one of the best young quartets in Poland. The ensemble has also been awarded IV prize at III International Competition on Polish Music – one of the most important competitions in Poland.
In 2017, Olivia has been awarded with prestigious scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage called “Młoda Polska” for outstanding achievements in music.
(piano)
Szymon Drabiński
Szymon Drabiński – Polish pianist and chamber musician of the young generation. Born in 2001, he graduated from the High School of Music No. 1 in Warsaw under the direction of Professor Karol Radziwonowicz. Laureate of numerous competitions and festivals of both national and international rank.
He has performed many times in Poland and abroad, e.g. in Żelazowa Wola, the Fryderyk Chopin Museum in Warsaw, the National Philharmonic Hall, the Wrocław Philharmonic Hall, the Opole Philharmonic Hall, the seat of the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, as well as in the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Ukraine, Spain and the UAE. He represented Poland at Expo 2020, held in Dubai. In 2022, as a scholarship holder of the Societé Generale bank and the UMFC, together with violinist Aleksandra Kornowicz, he recorded the album 101 Years from the Life of a Sonata.
Honoured with the title of ambassador of his home town, Zduńska Wola.
(guitar)
Tomasz Dziubiński
Tomasz Dziubiński is a guitarist. He was born and lives in Warsaw, Poland. He has been realizing his musical passions for twenty years. He has been playing a guitar for 15 years. Tomasz developed his skills at musical workshops and masterclasses. In 2016, after passing maturity exam, he started studying in secondary music school. In 2018, after finishing second year, he started studying classical guitar in Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, under the guidance of with Ryszard Bałauszko and Mateusz Kowalski where, in 2023, he got the title of Master of music.
Tomasz is a classical guitarist, but he also plays fluently an electric and bass guitar. He took part in concerts of guitar orchestras, where premieres of pieces like “The Walls” by Sergio Assad and “Ex nihilo” and “The Elements” by Marek Pasieczny took place. He is also winner of three first prizes in nationwide and international competitions including IV Warsaw Fingerstyle Festival (2018). Currently Tomasz plays an electric guitar in Tangosa Ensemble, which performs music of Astor Piazzolla and other tango music. His fascination with tango started with playing arrangements of Astor Piazzollas pieces for solo guitar. He feels very good in Tango Nuevo and a classic tango. The great tonal, dynamic and percussive possibilities of electric guitar make the ensemble sound unique.
(double bass)
Jakub Kaczmarczyk
Jakub Kaczmarczyk was born in 2000 in Warsaw. He began his musical education at The primary music school Tadeusz Baird in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, in the piano class of Mrs. Agnieszka Witomska. In 2013, he started studying at the Grażyna Bacewicz State Music Schools Association No. 3 in Warsaw, in the double bass class of Mr. Jacek Kicman, which he graduated from with honors. Since 2019, he has been a student in the double bass class of Dr. Hab. Prof. UMFC Adam Bogacki at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw.
During his education Jakub Kaczmarczyk has won numerous awards. He also collaborates with the Warsaw Chamber Opera, regularly performing in productions such as “Maria de Buenos Aires” by Astor Piazzolla, “The Telephone” and “The Medium” by G. Menotti.
In addition to classical music, he is also proficient in entertainment, folk, and jazz repertoire. Together with the “Warszawianka” Folk Song and Dance Ensemble, he has participated in numerous folk music festivals in Europe, Asia, and America. As a double bassist and bassist, he has shared the stage with musicians such as Kasia Moś, Rafał Szatan, Krzesimir Dębski, and Jacek Wójcicki. He has also recorded music for films such as “The Physician” (2023), “Letters to M5”, “Dangerous Gentlemen”, and “In Your Place”. He is the founder of a band promoting music from the interwar period called “Retrosfera”, with which he performs the most beautiful Polish songs from that era.