NEKO3

NEKO3, a Copenhagen-based contemporary music ensemble comprising pianist Fei Nie and percussionists Lorenzo Colombo and Kalle Hakosalo, is at the forefront of shaping a novel musical lexicon and repertoire. Rooted in a commitment to crafting distinct narratives and concepts for each performance, the ensemble seeks to deliver unparalleled experiences to its audiences. Collaborating seamlessly with composers and various artistic creators, NEKO3 explores the dynamic interplay between visuals, electronics, videos, lights, and endeavors to seamlessly integrate music, visual art, installations, body performance, and other artistic forms into a cohesive and conceptual whole.

Since its formation in 2017, NEKO3 has graced festivals and concert platforms worldwide, including Dark Music Days (IS), PlayTime Festival (CH), Kammer Klang (UK), Copenhagen Light Festival (DK), Klang Festival (DK), Korvat Auki association (FI), Unerhörte Musik (DE), GAS Festival (SE), Sound of Stockholm (SE), and Spor Festival (DK). Noteworthy performances include featuring as soloists in the multidisciplinary concerto grosso, Yes for No by Xavier Bonfill, alongside the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the Århus Sinfonietta. NEKO3 has conducted workshops and presentations at esteemed institutions such as the Royal Danish Academy of Music (DK), Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg (DE), and Kungliga Musikhögskolan (SE).

NEKO3’s primary repertoire centers on new commissions and co-creations, collaborating with distinguished composers including Marcela Lucatelli, Alexander Schubert, Jeppe Ernst, Juliana Hodkinson, and Bára Gísladóttir. The ensemble has released EPs featuring music by Simon Løffler, Xavier Bonfill, and Jeppe Just Christensen. In 2022, the ensemble received the prestigious Danish Music Critics’ Artist Award (Musikanmelderringens Kunstnerpris). Furthermore, NEKO3 secured a place in the Danish State's Art Foundation's Den Unge Kunstneriske Elite career program for 2023-24. Additionally, they were recognised as one of the emerging young ensembles by the European Ulysses Network in 2023, leading to collaborations with festivals and institutions like Time of Music festival (FI), the International Ensemble Modern Academy (DE), and impuls Festival (AT) during its 2023-24 season.