New Zealand – Greek composer Ioannis (John) Psathas has a history of large - scale collaborative projects (such as writing for the ceremonies of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and collaborating with iconic artists such as Salman Rushdie, Michael Brecker, Joshu a Redman, Serj Tankian, Oum, Michael Houstoun, and many others).
Following three decades of creating works for traditional ensembles (particularly in the world of percussion, and for orchestra) the nature of John's work has now shifted into a space of so cial commentary, combining a range of live performance formats and technologies.
Having collaborated in electronica, pop, classical, jazz, and multi - ethnic projects, he is now weaving these strands into new work that integrates virtuosic live performance with video, text, and cinematic soundscapes.
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Welsh pianist Dawn Hardwick is a London - based soloist, recitalist, contemporary music specialist, chamber, and orchestral musician, widely known as being the UK ’ s foremost interpreter of the music of Greek New Zealand composer John Psathas.
Throughout her career, Dawn has worked closely with numerous high - profile composers such as Steve Reich, Conor Mitchell, Graham Fitkin, Colin Riley, Nico Muhly, Adrian Sutton, and Dave Maric. She spent 13 years as pianist and Director of the mult i - piano ensemble ‘ Piano Circus ’ and performs globally with the UK ’ s most prestigious orchestras and ensembles such as the Colin Currie Group, The Belfast Ensemble, Britten Sinfonia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, and many others, broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM.
Dawn is well known for her highly energetic and inspiring masterclasses on performance and inter - disciplinary collaboration at institutions such the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She is the orchestral keyboard tutor for the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, and is a teacher of piano and accompanist at Eton College.
Dawn is a graduate of Chetham ’ s School of Music (Manchester ), the Royal College of Music (London), and holds an Honorary Associateship from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
A native of Switzerland, Fabian Ziegler has swiftly emerged as a visionary force in the world of percussion, boldly expanding the repertoire with new commissions and collaborations with musicians and composers all around the world. Dedicated to the forefront of contemporary percussion music, Fabian champions works by luminary composers such as Avner Dorman, Arash Safaian, John Psathas, Serj Tankian, Daniel Schnyder, and many more. His mission is to elevate percussion performance to new heights through original projects with leading composers worldwide.
Mr. Ziegler’s career has been marked by prestigious collaborations with esteemed ensembles including the Musikkollegium Winterthur, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Wellington, City Light Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Sing- Akademie, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Argovia Philharmonic, and the New Century Chamber Orchestra, among others. His performances span global stages from the Konzerthaus Berlin and Berlin Philharmonie to the Lincoln Center in New York and Sejong Chamber Hall in Seoul. Noteworthy engagements include appearances with Martin Grubinger's Percussive Planet Ensemble and acclaimed premieres like Arkadiusz Katny’s Circles for solo percussion and choir, Arash Safaian’s ex machina for solo percussion and orchestra and John Psathas’ The All-Seeing Sky, a double percussion concerto dedicated to Fabian Ziegler and Luca Staffelbach.
In the 2025/2026 season, Fabian will make his U.S. debut with the Helena Symphony performing Joseph Schwantner’s Percussion Concerto, and in Europe he will perform Daniel Schnyder’s Two Worlds concerto with CHAARTS Chamber Artists on tour in Switzerland and Germany, and Arash Safaian’s ex machina with the Argovia Philharmonic in a series of four performances across Switzerland. In the previous 2024/2025 season, Mr. Ziegler made debuts with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and Staatsorchester Braunschweig performing different concertos by Dorman, alongside recital performances across South Korea, the United States, Lithuania, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with repertoire that ranged from classical masters like Ravel to contemporary icons such as John Psathas and Iannis Xenakis.
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Critics have given the internationally renowned marimba virtuoso and chamber musician Katarzyna Myćka the sobriquet “ she who dances with the mallets ”. Her “ perfect mallet technique ” and “ marvellous , rhythmic precision ” are characteristic for the musician, who performs on a beautiful five - octave concert marimba.
Expert circles testify to her “ extraordinary richness of tone quality ” and “ fascinatingly broad palette of musical effects ” of the marimba. Audiences are also enthralled by the artistic elegance and dance - like energy of her playing.
After receiving training in piano and percussion, she discovered the marimba as her “ ideal medium for musical expression ” while studying at music academies in Gdańsk, Stuttgart, and Salzburg. Numerous prizes and awards at international music competitions then followed: in 1995, first prize and audience prize at the International Percussion Competition Luxembourg for Marimba Solo, one year later first place at t he first World Marimba Competition Stuttgart. Invitations to give concerts and master classes in America, Asia, and various European countries followed naturally.
Appearances as a soloist at the most important marimba festivals and events (Osaka, 1998; L inz, 2004; Minneapolis, 2010; various editions of PASIC in the USA) as well as solo parts with well - known orchestras around the world (Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Bochum Symphony, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot, Vienna, Prague and Heilbronn Chambe r Orchestras (WKO), Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Israeli, RSO Luxemburg and many others) today make Katarzyna Myćka one of the leading pioneers in her still - evolving instrument.
Katarzyna Myćka dedicates "a lot of time and enthusiasm" to collab orating with composers who "explore and understand the special and marvellous sound of the marimba." In this, the guiding principle — says the musician, to whom numerous concerts and chamber music works have been dedicated — is "musical trust."
The artist ’ s multifaceted solo program includes not only transcriptions of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach or Sergei Prokofiev, but also original compositions by coetaneous composers such as Emmanuel Séjourné or Anna Ignatowicz - Glińska. Over the years, she has recorded a cross - section of her repertoire on ten CDs.
Stephen Gosling is a member of the New York New Music Ensemble and Talea Ensemble, and a rehearsal and solo pianist at New York City Ballet. He has additionally been a frequent guest artist of many other groups, including the New York Philharmonic (most notably as soloist in Messiaen ’ s Sept Haïkaï ), Orpheus, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Orchestra of St. Luke ’ s, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. He has performed at the Lincoln Center, Mostly Mozart, Santa Fe Chamber Music and Ojai festivals, among many others.
Mr. Gosling earned his Ba chelor ’ s, Master ’ s and Doctoral degrees at the Juilliard School, garnering the Mennin Prize for Outstanding Excellence and Leadership in Music and the Sony Elevated Standards Fellowship, and being featured four times as concerto soloist in works by Schoenf ield, Corigliano, Stravinsky and Schnittke.
His collaboration with John Psathas began while he was still a student, when he performed Drum Dances (for piano and drum - set) at Juilliard ’ s annual Focus! contemporary music festival. This led to the recording of two award - winning CDs of Psathas ’ s work ( Rhythm Spike and Fragments ) and the premiere of his piano concerto Three Psalms with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Gosling has collaborated with numerous American and European composers, including Ada ms, Babbitt, Boulez, Carter, Ferneyhough, Knussen, Reich, Ruders, and Wuorinen. He has also worked extensively with legendary New York composer and saxophonist John Zorn, whose music he has performed the world over, both as soloist and alongside other lead ing musicians such as the JACK string quartet and soprano Barbara Hannigan. His performance with Ms. Hannigan of Zorn ’ s song cycle Jumalattere t at the 2022 Spoleto Festival in Italy was honored with the Abbiati Award, conferred by the Italian Association o f Music Critics.
Mr. Gosling has garnered consistent critical acclaim, and has been profiled by the New York Times. He has made over 100 recordings to date.
George Kariotis is an Athens-based sound engineer, recording engineer, and mixer, best known for his long association with Sierra Studios and for his extensive work across Greek, international, contemporary classical, jazz, world music, and cross-cultural recording projects. Over a career spanning many decades, he has contributed to more than a thousand albums and recording projects, earning a reputation as one of Greece’s most experienced and trusted studio engineers.
George has been a close collaborator of John Psathas for many years. His work with Psathas includes the landmark No Man’s Land project, which brought together musicians from around the world in a large-scale musical response to war, memory, and human connection. He has also worked on a number of Psathas’ other projects recorded and mixed through Sierra Studios in Athens, helping shape the powerful, cinematic, and deeply textural sound worlds that have become central to John’s recent work.
George’s contribution sits at the intersection of technical mastery and musical sensitivity. He brings a calm, intuitive presence to the studio, creating an environment where performers can take risks, listen deeply, and deliver their most honest work. His ear for space, detail, balance, and emotional weight has made him an essential collaborator in projects where acoustic performance, global traditions, improvisation, and contemporary sound design meet.
New Zealand – Greek composer Ioannis (John) Psathas has a history of large - scale collaborative projects (such as writing for the ceremonies of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and collaborating with iconic artists such as Salman Rushdie, Michael Brecker, Joshu a Redman, Serj Tankian, Oum, Michael Houstoun, and many others).
Following three decades of creating works for traditional ensembles (particularly in the world of percussion, and for orchestra) the nature of John's work has now shifted into a space of so cial commentary, combining a range of live performance formats and technologies.
Having collaborated in electronica, pop, classical, jazz, and multi - ethnic projects, he is now weaving these strands into new work that integrates virtuosic live performance with video, text, and cinematic soundscapes.
Welsh pianist Dawn Hardwick is a London - based soloist, recitalist, contemporary music specialist, chamber, and orchestral musician, widely known as being the UK ’ s foremost interpreter of the music of Greek New Zealand composer John Psathas.
Throughout her career, Dawn has worked closely with numerous high - profile composers such as Steve Reich, Conor Mitchell, Graham Fitkin, Colin Riley, Nico Muhly, Adrian Sutton, and Dave Maric. She spent 13 years as pianist and Director of the mult i - piano ensemble ‘ Piano Circus ’ and performs globally with the UK ’ s most prestigious orchestras and ensembles such as the Colin Currie Group, The Belfast Ensemble, Britten Sinfonia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, and many others, broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM.
Dawn is well known for her highly energetic and inspiring masterclasses on performance and inter - disciplinary collaboration at institutions such the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She is the orchestral keyboard tutor for the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, and is a teacher of piano and accompanist at Eton College.
Dawn is a graduate of Chetham ’ s School of Music (Manchester ), the Royal College of Music (London), and holds an Honorary Associateship from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
A native of Switzerland, Fabian Ziegler has swiftly emerged as a visionary force in the world of percussion, boldly expanding the repertoire with new commissions and collaborations with musicians and composers all around the world. Dedicated to the forefront of contemporary percussion music, Fabian champions works by luminary composers such as Avner Dorman, Arash Safaian, John Psathas, Serj Tankian, Daniel Schnyder, and many more. His mission is to elevate percussion performance to new heights through original projects with leading composers worldwide.
Mr. Ziegler’s career has been marked by prestigious collaborations with esteemed ensembles including the Musikkollegium Winterthur, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Wellington, City Light Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Sing- Akademie, Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Argovia Philharmonic, and the New Century Chamber Orchestra, among others. His performances span global stages from the Konzerthaus Berlin and Berlin Philharmonie to the Lincoln Center in New York and Sejong Chamber Hall in Seoul. Noteworthy engagements include appearances with Martin Grubinger's Percussive Planet Ensemble and acclaimed premieres like Arkadiusz Katny’s Circles for solo percussion and choir, Arash Safaian’s ex machina for solo percussion and orchestra and John Psathas’ The All-Seeing Sky, a double percussion concerto dedicated to Fabian Ziegler and Luca Staffelbach.
In the 2025/2026 season, Fabian will make his U.S. debut with the Helena Symphony performing Joseph Schwantner’s Percussion Concerto, and in Europe he will perform Daniel Schnyder’s Two Worlds concerto with CHAARTS Chamber Artists on tour in Switzerland and Germany, and Arash Safaian’s ex machina with the Argovia Philharmonic in a series of four performances across Switzerland. In the previous 2024/2025 season, Mr. Ziegler made debuts with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and Staatsorchester Braunschweig performing different concertos by Dorman, alongside recital performances across South Korea, the United States, Lithuania, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with repertoire that ranged from classical masters like Ravel to contemporary icons such as John Psathas and Iannis Xenakis.
Critics have given the internationally renowned marimba virtuoso and chamber musician Katarzyna Myćka the sobriquet “ she who dances with the mallets ”. Her “ perfect mallet technique ” and “ marvellous , rhythmic precision ” are characteristic for the musician, who performs on a beautiful five - octave concert marimba.
Expert circles testify to her “ extraordinary richness of tone quality ” and “ fascinatingly broad palette of musical effects ” of the marimba. Audiences are also enthralled by the artistic elegance and dance - like energy of her playing.
After receiving training in piano and percussion, she discovered the marimba as her “ ideal medium for musical expression ” while studying at music academies in Gdańsk, Stuttgart, and Salzburg. Numerous prizes and awards at international music competitions then followed: in 1995, first prize and audience prize at the International Percussion Competition Luxembourg for Marimba Solo, one year later first place at t he first World Marimba Competition Stuttgart. Invitations to give concerts and master classes in America, Asia, and various European countries followed naturally.
Appearances as a soloist at the most important marimba festivals and events (Osaka, 1998; L inz, 2004; Minneapolis, 2010; various editions of PASIC in the USA) as well as solo parts with well - known orchestras around the world (Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Bochum Symphony, Polish Chamber Philharmonic Sopot, Vienna, Prague and Heilbronn Chambe r Orchestras (WKO), Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Israeli, RSO Luxemburg and many others) today make Katarzyna Myćka one of the leading pioneers in her still - evolving instrument.
Katarzyna Myćka dedicates "a lot of time and enthusiasm" to collab orating with composers who "explore and understand the special and marvellous sound of the marimba." In this, the guiding principle — says the musician, to whom numerous concerts and chamber music works have been dedicated — is "musical trust."
The artist ’ s multifaceted solo program includes not only transcriptions of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach or Sergei Prokofiev, but also original compositions by coetaneous composers such as Emmanuel Séjourné or Anna Ignatowicz - Glińska. Over the years, she has recorded a cross - section of her repertoire on ten CDs.
Stephen Gosling is a member of the New York New Music Ensemble and Talea Ensemble, and a rehearsal and solo pianist at New York City Ballet. He has additionally been a frequent guest artist of many other groups, including the New York Philharmonic (most notably as soloist in Messiaen ’ s Sept Haïkaï ), Orpheus, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Orchestra of St. Luke ’ s, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. He has performed at the Lincoln Center, Mostly Mozart, Santa Fe Chamber Music and Ojai festivals, among many others.
Mr. Gosling earned his Ba chelor ’ s, Master ’ s and Doctoral degrees at the Juilliard School, garnering the Mennin Prize for Outstanding Excellence and Leadership in Music and the Sony Elevated Standards Fellowship, and being featured four times as concerto soloist in works by Schoenf ield, Corigliano, Stravinsky and Schnittke.
His collaboration with John Psathas began while he was still a student, when he performed Drum Dances (for piano and drum - set) at Juilliard ’ s annual Focus! contemporary music festival. This led to the recording of two award - winning CDs of Psathas ’ s work ( Rhythm Spike and Fragments ) and the premiere of his piano concerto Three Psalms with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Mr. Gosling has collaborated with numerous American and European composers, including Ada ms, Babbitt, Boulez, Carter, Ferneyhough, Knussen, Reich, Ruders, and Wuorinen. He has also worked extensively with legendary New York composer and saxophonist John Zorn, whose music he has performed the world over, both as soloist and alongside other lead ing musicians such as the JACK string quartet and soprano Barbara Hannigan. His performance with Ms. Hannigan of Zorn ’ s song cycle Jumalattere t at the 2022 Spoleto Festival in Italy was honored with the Abbiati Award, conferred by the Italian Association o f Music Critics.
Mr. Gosling has garnered consistent critical acclaim, and has been profiled by the New York Times. He has made over 100 recordings to date.
George Kariotis is an Athens-based sound engineer, recording engineer, and mixer, best known for his long association with Sierra Studios and for his extensive work across Greek, international, contemporary classical, jazz, world music, and cross-cultural recording projects. Over a career spanning many decades, he has contributed to more than a thousand albums and recording projects, earning a reputation as one of Greece’s most experienced and trusted studio engineers.
George has been a close collaborator of John Psathas for many years. His work with Psathas includes the landmark No Man’s Land project, which brought together musicians from around the world in a large-scale musical response to war, memory, and human connection. He has also worked on a number of Psathas’ other projects recorded and mixed through Sierra Studios in Athens, helping shape the powerful, cinematic, and deeply textural sound worlds that have become central to John’s recent work.
George’s contribution sits at the intersection of technical mastery and musical sensitivity. He brings a calm, intuitive presence to the studio, creating an environment where performers can take risks, listen deeply, and deliver their most honest work. His ear for space, detail, balance, and emotional weight has made him an essential collaborator in projects where acoustic performance, global traditions, improvisation, and contemporary sound design meet.