CONCERT BY CANDELIGHT - LA BELLE NUIT | ROBERT SKIERA | ELWIRA JANASIK (GUEST)

Elwira Janasik – mezzo-soprano, graduate of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. Prizewinner of the 2nd Prize at the Ada Sari International Vocal Competition and recipient of the Best Mezzo-Soprano Award at the Giulio Perotti International Vocal Competition.

She has performed on Poland’s leading opera stages, including the Grand Theatre–National Opera, Baltic Opera, Wrocław Opera and Warsaw Chamber Opera. In 2021, she performed with Capella Cracoviensis at the Fryderyk Awards Gala. She has taken part in world premieres of operas by Krzysztof Meyer and Cezary Duchnowski. Her discography includes recordings of works by Stanisław Moniuszko.

Robert Skiera - piano

Robert currently performs as a soloist and chamber musician in Poland and throughout Europe. Between performances he fits in teaching at music schools in Warsaw from the Jozef Elsner State College Music School to his old alma-mater the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw from where he graduated in 1988.

Robert has also conducted classes at the international courses of musical interpretation in Nowy Sącz.

Among the concerts and festivals Robert has performed at are: Germany (Kiel, Frankfurt, Mainz, Trier, Mannheim, Cottbus, Husum, Mülheim, Oberhausen, Segeberg), Holland (The Hague), Italy (Milan, Turin, Genoa), Austria (Vienna), France (Paris), Belgium (Brussels) and Hungary (Budapest).