Epsilon& Theta

The Elsa Mouratidou quartet invites the audience on a fascinating musical journey, exploring the universal themes of Love and Death, through her latest solo album Epsilon & Theta.

Epsilon & Theta is a musical meditation on the two fundamental forces that define human existence: love (Epsilon) and death (Theta). The album was particularly warmly received

and was heard on radio stations abroad (Serbia, Turkey, Spain, Britain, Australia, USA etc.).

The performance combines Greek musical tradition (Thrace, Pontus, Crete, central Macedonia and the islands) with contemporary elements under the light of jazz,

creating atmospheric soundscapes that offer a unique and deeply moving experience.

The program includes original compositions and arrangements, which maintain the bond with tradition, while at the same time expanding its creative boundaries.

Elsa Mouratidou

Born and raised in Thessaloniki, Elsa Mouratidou studied piano and music theory at the Contemporary Conservatory of Thessaloniki. A decisive influence on her early musical steps was her participation in the Children’s Choir of Agia Triada. She then studied contemporary singing with Eleni Michalopoulou and graduated from the Department of Greek Philology of the Democritus University of Thrace. She has attended numerous seminars, including vocal seminars with Spyros Sakkas and vocal improvisation workshops with Savina Giannatou. Since 1996, she has participated in various musical groups, performing traditional, rebetiko and contemporary music by Greek composers. She has given concerts in Greece and abroad (England, Scotland, Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Bulgaria, Serbia, Turkey, Morocco, Australia), collaborating with important artists such as Manolis Mitsias, Antonis Kalogiannis, Vasilis Lekkas, Melina Kana, Lizetta Kalimeri, Mario, Fotini Velesiotou, Kostas Thomaidis, Dimitris Mystakidis and many others.

At the same time, she has been active in the theater field as a musician and music teacher in numerous productions, including collaborations with the State Theater of Northern Greece. She is a founding member of the vocal ensemble Stringless, which focuses on polyphonic approaches of traditional musicians from around the world, as well as other musical idioms. She also participates in the ensembles Tir Fada (Celtic music), Argatia (music of the Black Sea) and L’alma de Saloniko (traditional music of the Spanish Jews of Thessaloniki). Her discography includes collaborations and personal works that range from traditional music to jazz and experimental creation.

Philippos Kostadvelis

Philippos Kostadvelis began piano lessons at the age of seven. He studied classical piano and advanced theory in Thessaloniki and continued his studies at the Hanns Eisler Academy in Berlin. During this period he developed a particular interest in jazz and improvisational music. He has performed with various jazz ensembles at festivals in Greece and abroad. In addition to his live performances, he has participated in numerous recordings and has composed music for children’s theater performances and contemporary dance productions.

Onur Sedurk

He was born in 1984 in Rize, Turkey. His musical career began in high school, playing bağlama (saz). In 2002, he was accepted into the Physics Department of the Middle East Technical University (METU). During his undergraduate studies, he became interested in traditional Black Sea music and began playing the panduri, tulum (vessel), and kemenche (Pontic lyre). These years, during which music dominated his life, led him to change his professional orientation. After graduating from METU in 2008, he was accepted into the Department of Music Engineering and Design of the Center for Advanced Music Studies (MIAM) of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) as a postgraduate student and moved to Istanbul. Since 2008, he has been participating in various musical projects and groups, such as Helesa, Kafdağı Müzik Topluluğu, Vova, Sonbahar Kumpanya, and Kardeş Türküler. He has also taken part in international musical projects and has performed at many international music festivals in various countries. As a professional musician, he has participated in many musical productions that have been released both in Turkey and internationally. In 2023, he received his PhD in Performance from MIAM. Since May 2016, he lives in Thessaloniki and is a member of the Argatia Ensemble. He also works as a contract teacher of Pontic lyra at the Department of Music Studies of the University of Ioannina.

Dimitris Tasoudis

Dimitris Tasoudis was born in 1980 in Thessaloniki. He began his musical studies in piano with Sofia Zoumi and other teachers, while he studied drums with his brother, Thanos Tasoudis. He is a graduate of the Department of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a master’s degree in Contemporary Studies from the Department of Music of the University of York in England. He also holds diplomas in classical percussion and composition, as well as degrees in fugue, counterpoint and harmony from the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki. He studied drums with Nikos Sidirokastritis. As a member of various musical groups (Magnanimus Trio, Yeden, Prefabricated Quartet, Modal4, EchoEs, Modified Dog, Caldera Trio) he has participated in ten record productions and as a guest musician in recordings and concerts by artists such as Manos Mylonakis, Maria Thoidou, Tatiana Zografou, Irini Sinou and Christos Sidiropoulos. As a member of the Prefabricated Quartet and individually, he has composed music for film productions, winning distinctions such as the Music Award at the 5th Athens International Digital Film Festival for the film “Journey with Strange Friends” by Konstantinos Stathis. He has also composed the music for the performances “The Boy with the Suitcase” at the State Theatre of Northern Greece, directed by Michalis Sionas, and “Lemon Trees x5” directed by Haris Thomos. He teaches music at the Music School of Thessaloniki (western percussion and the ensemble “Apotipomata”). He is working on his doctoral thesis under the supervision of Petros Vouvaris, Assistant Professor of the Department of Music Science and Art of the University of Macedonia, with members of the advisory committee: Angeliki Athanasiadou and Kostas Tsougras.