Sinfonietta Cracovia developed from the “Young Cracovian Chamber Musicians”[Młodzi Kameraliści Krakowscy] ensemble which was founded in 1990. The talent, professional skills and commitment of the musicians and the freshness of their interpretation won them recognition but it was clear that the further development of this ensemble was only possible with stable financial assistance. Thanks to the support of Mr Krzysztof Penderecki and his wife Elżbieta the ensemble became a municipal orchestra in 1994 and was renamed the Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Krakow Sinfonietta Cracovia [Orkiestra Stołecznego Królewskiego Miasta Krakowa Sinfonietta Cracovia]. For twenty years, the character of the orchestra was shaped by the excellent violinist, viola player and teacher Robert Kabara.

Established in 1993, this is the first female string quartet in Poland. The quartet has won the Frederyk prize twice for recordings of twentieth century Polish music, including the string quartets of G. Bacewicz, T. Baird, Penderecki, Henryk Mikołaj Górecki, K. Meyer and P. Szymański. The Dafo Quartet specializes in performing contemporary music for which it has won many awards. Apart from contemporary music, the repertoire of the quartet includes chamber music of different eras, quintets, sextets, octets and concerts for string quartet and orchestra. The Dafo Quartet has won numerous awards at national and international competitions. The Quartet’s members are Justin Duda-Krane (violin), Danuta Augustyn (violin), Aneta Dumanowska-Bogacz (viola), and Anna Armatys-Borelli (cello).

Pianist and chamber musician who is passionate about music and focuses on compositions of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He is the recipient of the main and special prize at the Twentieth-Century Music Competition for Young Performers organized by the Polish Society for Contemporary Music. He has played with the Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, Orchestra Aukso, Orchestra Leopoldinum, the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Krakow Philharmonic, and the Polish Radio Orchestra. He has worked with great musical personalities such as Jan Krenz, Witold Lutosławski, Krzysztof Penderecki and Jerzy Maksymiuk.