ANDRZEJKI IN THE PHILHARMONIC — MUSICAL LEGENDS

OLGA SOMAŃSKA singing
DANIEL CEBULA-ORYNICZ singing
PRZEMYSŁAW HANAJ guitars
JAROSŁAW STOKOWSKI double bass
ARTUR JUREK piano
PRZEMYSŁAW SMACZNY drums
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FŚ
ARIEL LUDWICZAK conductor

In the program, energetic hits, among others from the repertoire of Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, The Blues Brothers or Whitney Houston, which have shaped the history of entertainment music.

Andrzej's evening will be devoted to works that have permanently entered the history of world entertainment music.

The show will feature songs from the repertoire of Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, The Blues Brothers and Whitney Houston. These are several different eras and styles - from rock and roll and classic American song to soul, rhythm and blues and great pop ballads.

The vocal parts will be performed by Olga Szomańska and Daniel Cebula-Orynicz. They will be accompanied by Przemysław Hanaj, Jarosław Stokowski, Artur Jurek and Przemysław Smaczny and the Symphony Orchestra of the Świętokrzyska Philharmonic.

It will be directed by Ariel Ludwiczak.

Olga Szomańska singer, actress, composer and songwriter. A graduate of the State Lyceum of Music in Wrocław. Winner, among others, of the SuperJedynki Festival in Opole, the Grand Prix of the Festival of the One in Sopot, the TopTrendy festival award and the Jan Kiepura Theater Music Award for the best musical singer. She made herself known to a wide audience, among others, thanks to the performance of the piece “Let them say that it is not love” from the oratory “Tu es Petrus” by Piotr Rubik and participation in the program “Twoja Trzmi Brzmi Znajomo”.

In her career, she has collaborated with Andrea Bocelli, Bobby McFerrin, Scorpions and Piotr Rubik. She has appeared in numerous musical and theatrical productions, including “Miss Saigon”, “Grease”, “Legal Blonde”, “Nun in Disguise” and “The Witches of Eastwick”. She is also a dubbing actress — her voice can be heard in more than a hundred productions, including Disney films. He is currently performing, among others, in the musical “SIX” at the Syrena Theater in Warsaw. He also has a record of phonographic activity and solo concert projects.

Daniel Cebula-Orynicz singer, educator, arranger and music producer. He graduated from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice in the jazz vocal class and the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music Doctoral School in Bydgoszcz. In 2025 he obtained the degree of Doctor of Arts with distinction. His dissertation was devoted to the role of arrangement and musical production in vocal interpretation, and its artistic result was the author's album “Tree”. Finalist of the 6th edition of the program “The Voice of Poland”. In his artistic activity, he moves mainly in the style of soul, funk, jazz and gospel. He was a soloist of the Entertainment Theater in Chorzów, creates music for theatrical performances, conducts vocal and gospel workshops and cooperates with choirs and vocal ensembles. He gives concerts with orchestras and philharmonies throughout Poland. He has collaborated with Stanisław Soyka, Mieczysław Szcześniak, Lora Szafran, Natalia Kukulska, Edyta Górniak and Margaret, as well as in concert and phonograph with Marcin Wyrostek.

Przemysław Hanaj guitarist and session musician. He graduated from the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, where he graduated in the classical guitar class, and then at the Institute of Jazz and Entertainment Music in the class of electric guitar. As a concert and studio musician, he has participated in numerous projects on the border of jazz, entertainment and popular music. He collaborated with, among others, Paweł Tomaszewski, Tulia, Silesian Art Collective, Rafał Szatan and Olek Klepacz. Since 2020, he has also been associated with the Krakow Variety Theater, where he performs as a guitarist in musical productions. He conducts session activities, performing guitar parts for recordings of artists and producers from Poland and abroad. He is also the author of releases, including the singles “Pomelo”, “Control Freak” and “Spanko Funk”.

Jarosław Stokowski double bass player and bass guitarist. He graduated from the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, where he was educated in the double bass classes of Sebastian Wypych and Janusz Dobrowolski. From the beginning he developed his musical experience in parallel in the field of classical, jazz and entertainment music.

As a classical double bass player, he has collaborated with, among others, the Sinfonia Varsovia, the Płock Symphony Orchestra, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic, the Elbląg Chamber Orchestra, the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot and the Gdańsk Symphony Orchestra. He also cooperates with the Musical Theater in Gdynia and the Miniatura Theater. He has participated in more than a dozen albums and numerous radio and television recordings. He freely combines orchestral experience with jazz and stage activities.

Artur Jurek pianist, organist, arranger and composer. A graduate of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. Together with Unit Seven, he became a laureate of the Krakow Jazz Juniors festival. He has been associated with the Tri-City jazz community for many years. He collaborated with, among others, Leszek Dranicki, Przemysław Dyakowski, Darek Herbash, Joanna Knitter, Jacek Siciarek and Wojciech Staroniewicz. He played with Blues & Folk Connection, Critical Level, Mietek Blues Band, Paul Band, Power Set and Take It Easy. Since 2019 he has conducted his own Artur Jurek Hammond Quartet. As an arranger, he collaborates with, among others, the Polish Baltic Philharmonic, the Musical Theater in Gdynia, Maybe Theatre Company, Hevelius Brass and the Behemoth ensemble.

Przemysław Smaczny drummer, a graduate of the Institute of Jazz and Entertainment Music of the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice. In the years 2012-2017 he was an assistant at the University of Silesia in Cieszyn. As a concert and session musician, he cooperates with representatives of the Polish entertainment, jazz and theater scene. He was associated with, among others, Piotr Rubik, Kuba Sienkiewicz and Karolina Leszko. With the Myskovia Band he accompanied such artists as Zbigniew Wodecki, Grażyna Łobaszewska, Urszula, Kasia Kowalska and Małgorzata Ostrowska. He has performed at numerous festivals in Poland and abroad and participated in dozens of studio and television sessions. In 2026 he also performed in the jazz project Ireneusz Krosny Kwartet.

Ariel Ludwicak

Conductor and musical director, a graduate of the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk, where he graduated from the accordion class of Krzysztof Olczak and symphonic and opera conducting in the class of Wojciech Rajski. He was also educated in Tallinn as part of the Socrates-Erasmus program and the Association of Baltic Academies of Music, developing skills in the interpretation and performance of contemporary music. He is also a graduate of postgraduate studies in cultural management at the Gdańsk University of Technology.

He has collaborated with many Polish ensembles and institutions, including the National Orchestra of Polish Radio in Katowice, the Warmia and Mazury Philharmonic, the Świętokrzyskie Philharmonic, the Szczecin Philharmonic, the Kaliska Philharmonic, the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot, the Toruń Symphony Orchestra, the Elbląg Orchestra Chamber, Polish Philharmonic Sinfonia Baltica and Płock Symphony Orchestra.

As a conductor and musical director, he also collaborates with artists of the Polish entertainment and jazz scene, including Grażyna Łobaszewska, Olga Szomańska, Janusz Radek, Krzesimir Dębski, Anna Jurksztowicz, Marcin Wyrostek, Sławek Uniatowski, Natalia Grosiak and Maciej Miecznikowski. He has also made recordings for Polish Radio as well as record labels and phonographic publications.

Since 2012 he has been associated with the Ariel Ludwiczak Chamber Orchestra. He conducts both symphonic repertoire and projects combining classical music with jazz, song, musical and film music. In the 2025/2026 season he continues to actively perform as a conductor, among others with the Świętokrzyskie Philharmonic and the Kaliska Philharmonic.