Rank Ensemble is one of Helsinki's primary new music ensembles, with equal focus on free improvisation and contemporary works, many of which have been written
specifically for the Ensemble. Since the group's inception in 2009, Rank has performed at venues and festivals including Là-bas biennale, Äänen Lumo, Aikamme Kamarimusiikkia, Ptarmigan, Helsinki Meeting Point, ForumBox, and Vaihtolava; performances have included works written for Rank Ensemble by Gabriel Paiuk, Shinji Kanki, and Andrew Bentley, as well as Finnish premieres of works by Simon Steen-Andersen, Stefan Prins, and David Toop.

Rank Ensemble is:
Saara Rautio: harp
James Andean: piano, electronics and objects
Solmund Nystabakk: guitar
Elena Kakaliagou: french horn

Born in Volos, Greece, 1965. Studied Physics and Social Anthropology, involved with music, loves dogs, collects ceramics, cooks spaghetti. Releases: Optical Musics vol. 1 (LP, 1987), Hours and seasons (MC, 1993), Optical Musics vol. 2 (CD, 1994), Χριστός γεννάται, δοξάσατε! (CDr-1998), Post-optical landscapes (CD, 1999), Thoughispeakwiththetonguesofmenandofangels (CD, 1999), Chondros and Katsiani on the mountain (CDr, 2006), Diadromi (3'' CDr, 2012), Blown into breeze (LP, 2013), άδηλα και κρύφια (CDr, 2015)

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