About us

Maria Gmyrek (Academy of Music in Cracow)  and Wojciech Trefon (Academy of Music in Katowice), have been performing together since 2012 as a saxophone and harp duet. In their first year together, they won the Grand Prix at the 22^nd National Chamber Group Competition in Bystrzyca Kłodzka, and 1^st prize at the 5^th National Harp Duet Competiton in Cieszyn. In 2014, they won 1^st prize at the Warsaw Chamber Music Forum, despite being the youngest participants. In 2015, Maria and Wojciech became winners of two prestigious musical events: the 36^th National Music School Chamber Groups Competition in Wrocław, and the 6^th International Harp Duet Competition in Cieszyn. In 2016, the duet won the Grand Prix at the International Harp Competition in Lvov. In 2014, Polish national television invited them to take part in the music film Behind the harp strings...years later directed by Violetta Rotter-Kozera. In the same year, their first professional recording, in the Polish Radio Concert Studio in Katowice, was chosen to represent Poland at the European Union Broadcasters Radio Competition ‘Concertino Praga’. Maria and Wojciech received several times a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for exceptional artistic achievements. They also received very prestigious scholarship Young Poland.