Ensemble Matters started as a pierrot ensemble in 2019. Now, we are managed by a small but mighty team, plus a wide network of freelance musicians and artists with whom we collaborate frequently. This ensures our adaptability to various kinds of projects as they often demand very different set-ups.
We also collaborate with Artist Associates regularly on a fixed-term basis. They add fresh perspectives to our work, shape our programming, and bring experiences that you may not have encountered with us before.
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Yiannis Maramathas
Artist Associate & Composer
Yiannis Maramathas is a composer, sound artist, and performer. His practice ranges from dance performances to video art. Following his graduation from the department of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (National Technical University of Athens), he completed a master’s degree in Composition for Performing Arts at the Ionian University with excellence. From 2018-2021, he further completed a master’s degree in Composition at the Royal College of Music with distinction. His works have been performed in Athens and London, and he has collaborated with the Greek Contemporary Music Ensemble, the New Perspectives Ensemble, the Ionian Festival Ensemble, etc. He recent works include his first opera, commissioned by the Royal College of Music and Tête à Tête, and vocal compositions and sound art performances commissioned by the Greek National Opera and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre.
Mikaela Livadiotis
Creative Producer (freelance) & Founding Pianist
Mikaela Livadiotis is a pianist specialising in contemporary works and improvisation. She completed her postgraduate studies with Danny Driver at the Royal College of Music, where she was a Kenneth and Violet Scott Scholar. Her undergraduate degree was taken at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance under Simon Young and Katya Lebedeva, where she held joint first place in two Gladys Puttick Improvisation Competitions and was a finalist in the Alfred Kitchin Solo Piano Competition. She is a co-founder of Company Concentric and has performed in venues such as St John’s Smith Square, Conway Hall, the V&A Museum, and The Place. www.mikaela-livadiotis.com
Owen Ho
Founding Artistic Director
OWEN HO is a composer and conductor. He won numerous prizes in competitions such as the AESS Song Writing Competition, the Arcubus Ensemble Call for Scores, and the Hong Kong International Composition Competition for Chromatic Harmonica. His music has been published and performed internationally. Apart from Ensemble Matters, he also conducted the Goodensemble Orchestra, London Lawyers’ Symphony Orchestra and Choir, and New Mozart Orchestra.
As a doctoral composer at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, his current interest lies in the intersection between romantic aesthetic and composing. Previously, he obtained his MMus with Distinction at the Royal College of Music and BA with 1st Class Honours at the University of Hong Kong. His studies have been generously supported by numerous scholarships and awards. www.owenhomusic.com