Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) was a French composer of German origin, cellist and theatre director. He wrote cellos, orchestral pieces, songs, and especially more than a hundred music-dramatic works. He is one of the founders of modern, comic opera and one of the most performed French composers. Many of his works remain in the repertoire of the world's musical theatres today.

František Lukáš (*1977) began playing the guitar as a self-taught student at the age 12. He played rock, folk, jazz and only much later became interested in classical guitar and classical music. Lukáš studied at the Conservatoire in České Budějovice and then continued to study guitar (taught by a professor Štěpán Rak) and composition (taught by a professor Hanuš Bartoň) at The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Since 2009, he has been teaching at the Conservatory in České Budějovice. In addition to intensive pedagogical work, he also performs solo concerts and engages in chamber music. In the field of composition, his scope is very broad ranging from solo pieces through chamber and vocal compositions to orchestral works. As a guitarist and composer he has won numerous awards in both Czech and International competitions (Anglo-Czechoslovakia Trust 2001, Generation 2006, A Temporevue competition 2006, and others...).