Ludwik Konopko

Ludwik Konopko is a Polish guitarist and composer recognized for his creativity, musical feeling, and impressive guitar technique. His music combines several styles, among others jazz, blues, flamenco, folk, and world music. Ludwik Konopko was a finalist of the 20th UK Songwriter Contest (UK), the 18th International Acoustic Music Awards (USA), the 23rd Annual Great American Song Contest (USA), and the 2022 Unsigned Only Music Competition. He also received a Special Mention from the jury of the International Songwriting Awards.

Ludwik Konopko was born in Lviv and has been living in Poland since 1991. He had his first public appearance as a guitarist at the age of 19, when he performed in an orchestra at the Lviv National Philharmonic. In 1989 he co-created his first band Tea Fan Club (TFC), which is still considered today a legendary musical project in Ukraine. In 1999 he created the band Cocotier together with Andrzej Krośniak and in 2002 Ludwik Konopko founded his own Acoustic Travel Band. Both groups performed all over Europe for several years and participated in many musical festivals. In 2005 Ludwik Konopko performed with Acoustic Travel Band as support before the world acclaimed guitarist Al di Meola at the Non-Stop Festival in Wroclaw. Ludwik Konopko is a part of the Pilar band, and he cooperates with one of the best Polish flamenco fusion groups Que Passa. In 2019 he founded his own ZOA Band and remains its leader until today.