Presidential Concert

Joanna Woś – vocalist (coloratura soprano) with an extremely wide vocal range, specializes in bel canto singing. The artist graduated from the Music Academy in Łódź, and is laureate of numerous vocal competitions, including The International Vocal Competition in Bilbao, critics' awards – Golden Masks. The singer performs on many opera stages, regularly cooperating with the Grand Theater in Łódź.

Arnold Rutkowski – one of the most recognizable Polish tenors in the world. The door to his world career opened in 2009 at the Luciano Pavarotti Theatre in Modena, with the role of Don José in the opera ‘Carmen’. Since then the artist has visited such stages as: Teatro Ferrara, San Juan Opera (Puerto Rico), Phoenix Metropolitan Opera, Michigan Opera in Detroit, Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Michajłowski Theater in St. Petersburg, National Opera in Helsinki, Stockholm Royal Opera House, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Opera in Lima, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence.

Bassem Akiki – conductor, born in Lebanon. Initially, he studied singing and oboe at the Conservatory in Beirut. Then he undertook studies in the field of choral conducting at the Academy of Music in Kraków, which he continued at the Music Academy in Wrocław with Marek Pijarowski. From 2009-2013, the artist was conductor of the Wrocław Opera, and currently works with various musical theaters. In 2016 he was nominated for the International Opera Awards in the category of best conductor of the young generation.