Evi

Evi Filippou (*1993), started taking percussion lessons at the age of 7. With a scholarship from the Friends of Music Society she graduated the Conservatory of Volos (Excellent and first prize) and relocated to Berlin to study at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler (Masters graduation with honors). In addition to performing with various orchestras and contemporary music ensembles all around Europe (a.o. Bolshoi Ballet Orchestra, Ensemble United Berlin), she performs solo and collaborates with jazz and world music artists like Katerina Fotinaki (ff duet) , Hayden Chisholm (Blowslap Duo), Chris Dahlgren (DAHLGREN) and Stefan Schultze (Stefan Schultze Large Ensemble). She also works on live film music projects with dutch harpist Andrea Voets (musical journalism). Furthermore she holds a strong presence in the music-theatre scene. She is a founding member of “Opera Lab Berlin”, an independent ensemble that specializes in contemporary music theatre. They perform regularly and collaborates also with various groups and theatre venues (a.o. Neue Werkstatt der Staatsoper Berlin) She is based in Berlin, works in different projects and teaches percussion group lessons as an instructor of “Vincentino e.V. – culture strengthens children in Berlin”.