Gabriela Opacka-Boccadoro is a Polish-British musician who has built a multifaceted career as a violinist, conductor, and recording artist across classical performance, theatre, and film. She holds a Ph.D. in violin from the Chopin University of Music in Warsaw and an Artist Diploma from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

As a violinist, Gabriela has performed as a soloist with the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice and at the OCM Festival in Prussia Cove, UK. She has led the International Philharmonic Orchestra in New York, including performances at Carnegie Hall, and is a prizewinner of the 2012 Young Paganini International Violin Competition. She tours and records with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and has released the album RAVEL with Oliver Wass, featuring violin and harp transcriptions of works by Maurice Ravel.

www.opackaboccadoro.com

We welcome back harpist Oliver Wass who holds a First Class Masters Degree from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where he studied with Imogen Barford. He graduated from the University of York with a First Class Honours degree in Chemistry. He is currently a professor at the Royal College of Music in London.

He has won the Suoni d’Arpa International Competition in Italy, the International Harp Competition of Slovenia, and the Jury Prize at the International Harp Competition in Szeged, Hungary. In May 2016 he became the first harpist ever to win the Guildhall Gold Medal – the Guildhall’s most prestigious prize. Previous winners of the competition include Jacqueline du Pré, Bryn Terfel and Tasmin Little.

www.oliverwass.co.uk