Joanna Gutowska is a polish cellist based in London. She has made her debut as a soloist performing Goltermann’s Cello Concerto in G-major at the age of 12 and since that time she has appeared in concerts and festivals around the world as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. As a soloist she has performed in many renowned concert halls in Europe and Asia as well as at important festivals including: Presteigne Festival, Highgate Intenational Chamber Music Festival, International Festival Mistrzowie Polskiej Wiolinistyki, Piano Festival at the Royal Academy of Music London, International Festival of Mikolaj Gorecki, International Festival Cracow Autumn, International Festival of Krzysztof Penderecki Emanacje, International Festival Stars Promote, International Festival Music in Old Cracow. In 2017 she made make her debut on the BBC Radio 3 Broadcast. Her repertoire is very broad, encompassing works from the standard repertoire alongside lesser known pieces. In her recitals she often includes new works, many of them written especially for her and dedicated to her . The latest performances included 'Poems' for cello solo by Manos Charalabopoulos commissioned for her by the PRS recently shortlisted for the Ivan Juritz Prize. Since 2015 Joanna is a cellist in the Bukolika Piano Trio with whom she has enjoyed several important international successes, including: International the St John’s Smith Square Young Artists Scheme, the Ex-Animo Mentorship Foundation, the A.S.S.E.T Chamber Music Scheme at the Royal Academy of Music, Finalist tittle in the Final of the St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields Chamber Music Competition and Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. She studied with Christoph Richter at Academy of Music, London, from where she graduated in 2018. Joanna was supported by a scholarship from the Clumber Studio. Currently she is completing her PhD degree at the Academy of music in Krakow. Her research focuses on the new qualities of sound and expression in Kaija Sariaaho’ music for cello. Joanna plays on a cello by Pawel Migiel.
Anna Szalucka is an exciting Polish pianist recognized for her exceptional musicality and intense virtuosity. She completed the Master Degree at the Royal Academy of Music in London under the supervision of Ian Fountain where she is currently holding a piano fellowship. In November 2016 she won the 1st Prize together with the Eller, Orchestra, Recital and Estonian Museum Awards at the 3rd Tallinn International Piano Competition. Anna is also a laureate of many other competitions, among others: 1st Prize in Young Pianists Forum in Rybnik and the 2nd Prize and The Special Prize of Jerzy Waldorff on IX International Competition for Young Pianists 'Arthur Rubinstein in Memoriam' in Bydgoszcz, Poland. During her studies in London she’s been awarded The Worshipful Company of Musicians – Harriet Cohen Bach Prize, 2nd Prize and the Audience Prize at the Sheepdrove Intercollegiate Piano Competition as well as the 3rd Prize in the International Sussex Piano Competition. She was selected by the prestigious Musicians’ Company to give her Wigmore Hall debut recital in 2016. Her recent successes include multiple achievements among others St John’s Smith Square Young Artists Scheme and A.S.S.E.T. chamber music scheme with Bukolika Piano Trio. In September 2018 Anna became a finalist of the 1st International Szymanowski Music Competition in Katowice.
Anna Szalucka has given numerous concerts and recitals around the world cooperating with such institutions as The National Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Wiener Beethoven Gesellschaft, The Arthur Rubinstein International Music Foundation, The Worshipful Company of Musicians as well as BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and Classic FM. The orchestra appearances include concerts with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Worthing Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Baltica and Pomeranian Philharmonics among others. Anna has developed her passion for music by taking part in masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Imogen Cooper, Steven Isserlis, Lee Kum-Sing, Andrzej Jasinski, Paul Roberts and many others.