Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) changed the face of music, being an influential composer, bandoneon virtuoso, and the creator of tango Nuevo. His pieces exude the rhythm...

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) changed the face of music, being an influential composer, bandoneon virtuoso, and the creator of tango Nuevo. His pieces exude the rhythm of tango, the flourishing virtuosity of French romanticism, and elements of jazz and Baroque. Composer and teacher Adam Szmerek (b. 1948) began by composing literary song, and has received multiple awards for his settings of poetic texts. Accordionist Elwira Sliwkiwiecz-Cisak leads this group of musicians. A graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, she is a winner of the fourth prize at the All-Polish Accordion Competition 1985.