Festival l'Incident Lyrique

Liliana Kostrzewa

Pianist and composer, a graduate of the music academies in Poznań and Katowice, and a multiple prizewinner in composition competitions, including those named after K. Komeda and A. Didur. Known for improvisation ranging from solo performances to big bands, she has worked with the Szczecin Opera Ballet, Grammy-winning musician Cezary Konrad, French chanson singer Claire Mahouf Gmiter, and actresses Sylwia Różycka and Ewa Kabsa. In 2015, she performed across the Adriatic aboard the French cruise ship Le Lyrial. She now lives in France, working with dancers at the Académie de Danse and Compagnie Nationale de Danse in Lyon. She also leads her own Leemeet Trio, which released its first album, First Entrance to the Garden (RecArt), featuring her compositions and arrangements, in 2014. She enjoys exploring the meeting point between jazz and classical music, and discovering new musical styles.

Miłosz Sroczyński

He has played the piano since the age of five and studies under Cédric Pescia at the Haute école de musique in Geneva. Previously, he studied with Ewa Kupiec and Teppo Koivisto at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hanover, and with Maciej Pabich at the Ignacy Jan Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań. He has also worked with Frank Levy, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, Corina Belcea, Konstanze Eickhorst, Justus Zeyen, Mats Widlund and Alberto Nosè. Miłosz Sroczyński has performed in numerous concerts and competitions. More information: www.miloszsroczynski.com.