SONIC CHROMAS | Traces on Water | A Musical Dialogue with the Art of Ebru

A performance inspired by the Ottoman art of Ebru—painting on water—where fluidity, color, and ephemerality are translated into sound. Kanun soloist, composer, and improviser Sofia Labropoulou, ney virtuoso Harris Lambrakis, and percussionist, sound experimentalist, and improviser Giorgos Stavridis collaborate for the first time as a trio in a performance specially designed for the Sonic Colors concert series of the Theocharakis Foundation.

The program includes original compositions by the three musicians, selected contemporary works, and sonic traces from both classical Ottoman music and the folk traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean, reinterpreted through the lens of contemporary creation. Improvisation lies at the core, exploring the possibility of an Ebru image functioning as a graphic score—an optical stimulus for sonic translation.

The concert becomes a sonic meditation on the beauty of the transient and on the relationship between matter and flow. Deeply rooted in both traditional and contemporary sound practices, the musicians approach tradition not as something fixed, but as a field for dialogue and experimentation.

Harris Lambrakis, ney

Sofia Labropoulou, kanun

Giorgos Stavridis, percussion, electronics & objects

June 12, 2026

Tuesday, 20:30

Free admission
(Advance seat reservation required)

*The Sonic Colors concert series is supported by Theodora Pikrou.

BIOGRAPHIES

Harris Lambrakis is a ney player, composer, and educator with a long international performing career and artistic director of the Intercultural Orchestra of the Greek National Opera.

Giorgos Stavridis explores the sonic possibilities of percussion, electronics, and objects through construction, live performance, and improvisation. He has presented his work internationally and is active in experimental music networks.

Sofia Labropoulou is a kanun virtuoso, composer, and improviser based in Vienna. Her work combines traditional, Ottoman, early Western, experimental, and contemporary music, and she performs and teaches internationally.