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A prize-winning flautist and composer Lucas Jordan is recognised for his commitment towards innovative projects that aim to reconnect music with society such as 'Città Invisibili', 'dsharpgents | re:staging music' and 'Wenn heute sich mit gestern vermischt' (2009 – 2011; with support awarded by the “momento stiftung”). He is the artistic director of “das kurze festival” in Zurich, Switzerland and co-founder of the Guainumbi Ensemble in London, UK. As a flutist he has performed in Europe and the Americas working closely with international musicians, dancers, actors and important composers of today. As a composer his music has been commissioned and performed in many countries in Europe, South America and Asia. Born in Brazil and having lived in the USA, Brazil, Switzerland and England, Lucas Jordan studied at the Zurich University of Arts, Switzerland and the Royal Academy of Music, London.
He currently divides his time between London and Zurich
Elena Cappelletti is an enthusiastic chamber music player, she performs regularly as member of the young emerging Alauda Quartet with whom she was Chamber Music Fellowship at the Royal Academy of Music, Park Lane Group and Making Music artist. As well as their busy schedule in the UK the Alauda Quartet have enjoyed performing in various music festivals across Europe and Asia holding regular tours in Spain, Italy, Serbia and Germany. Elena also works regularly with orchestras across UK and Italy such as the Philarmonic Chamber Orchestra of London, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, G Verdi Symphony Orchestra in Milano, Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale di Bologna and in 2015 she was accepted into the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra.
She graduated at the Royal Academy of Music and completed her bachelor degree at the G Verdi conservatoire in Milano.
She is keen on working with different artistic languages and together with Lucas Jordan they recently developed an interdisciplinary project based on the Italian novel 'The invisible cities'.