Big Enso (2019-2020) Beutiful music composed by double bass player Stefan Schönegg, inspired by Zen philosophie. Rare concerts due to the amount of musicians, but always a pleasure! Together with Miako Klein - Recorder Leonhard Huhn - Saxophone, Clarinet Elena Kakaliagou - French horn Nora Krahl - Cello Nathan Bontrager - Viola da gamba Stefan Schönegg - Double bass Etienne Nillesen - Prepared snare drum Rie Watanabe - Bass drum Record released at Impakt Köln. https://youtu.be/RHx_MtthetI C.C. Hennix and the Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage (2014-2016) Catherine Christer Hennix:composition voice Amirtha Kidambi: voice Ahmet Muhsin Tüzer: voice Amir ElSaffar: trumpet Paul Schwingenschlögl: trumpet Elena Kakaliagou: french horn Hilary Jeffery: trombone Robin Hayward: tuba Stefan Tiedje: computer/live electronics Marcus Pal: computer/live electronics Member of the ensemble by swedish composer and mathematician C.C. Hennix in year 2014-2016. The ensemble had a 10 days residency in Silent Green Berlin in the frame of Maerz Music and played in the Long Now of 2017. The live concert at the Issue Project Room in NY, was recorded and re-released in 2021 in vinyl on Blank Form Edition. Continuous Variation (2011-2013) David Bloom: dance, space Elena Kakaliagou: french horn, space Miriam Akkermann: flute, live electronics Marcello Lusanna: motion tracking,electronics Daniel Huber: motion tracking, visuals Exploration and research group on motion tracking, music and space in Berlin. https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/87135949 Luíss (2011-2014) Matthias Erian: electronics Riikka Teresa Innanen: dance- space Elena Kakaliagou: french horn Ingrid Schmoliner: prepared piano Luíss was an interdisciplinary ensemble inspired by the personality and work of Louise Bourgeois and a 3 years old boy at the residency of Hotel Pupik in Austria. https://youtu.be/l-v4Ifeua7s PARA 8 (2010-2021) Ingrid Schmoliner: prepared piano Thomas Stempkowski: double bass Elena Kakaliagou: french horn/voice The trio was deffined by its distinguished sound and it´s instant composition approach to improvisation. Based in Vienna, the trio released three albums: „Para-ligo“ on Creative sources (2011), „Para-phore“ on listen closely (2013) and „Para-phon, live in Kaleidophon“ on FREIFELD TONTRAEGER (2018). para bandcamp RANK Ensemble (2009-2015) Saara Rautio: harp James Andean: electronics / toys Solmund Nystabakk: guitar Elena Kakaliagou: french horn New music and free improv ensemble, running own concert series in various places in Helsinki, performing 20th century classics like John Cage and Luc Ferrary next to new commissioned piece by composers ao Libero Mureddu, Christos Farmakis, Gabriel Paiuk, Torsten Pappenheim, Alejandro Olarte. RANK Ensemble published a collection of impros on the album „Papilio Noblei“ on LEO records in 2012. Many of the concerts were beautifully filmed and by this archived by video artist Marek Pluciennik. https://soundcloud.com/rank-ensemble https://vimeo.com/69095137 ⇠ Collaborations Current ⇢