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Eleni Ralli<\/strong><\/h1>\n

BIO<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Eleni Ralli (*1984, Thessaloniki\/GR, Basel\/CH) got her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Composition from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Department of Music Studies (2013, class of Dr. M.Lapidaks, excellent), Master’s degree in Composition and Music Theory from Basel Music Academy (2016, class of C.J. Walter, excellent and honorary distinction), Master in Research on the Arts from Bern University (2018, supervisor Prof. Dr. A. Gerhard, insigni cum laude), Specialized Master in Musical Performance (Composition) from Basel Music Academy (2022, supervisors C.J. Walter and Dr. D. Papageorgiou, excellent and honorary distinction), Ph.D. in Composition from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Department of Music Studies (2022, supervisors Dr. D. Papageorgiou, Dr. R. Brotbeck, C.J. Walter, excellent) and PhD in Musicology at the program SINTA (Research on the Arts, Bern University in Collaboration with HKB, member of the research group N\u00c4MM (2025, supervisors, Prof. Dr. C. Urchuegu\u00eda, Dr. R. Brotbeck, summa cum laude). She also has a Bachelor’s degree in International, European, Economic, and Political Studies (specializing in the area of Political Studies and Diplomacy), from the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki (2007).<\/p>\n

In addition to her background in composition and musicology, Eleni Ralli has pursued specialized studies in cultural management. Since 2023 she has been enrolled in the Master of Arts in Cultural and Media Management at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre. In November 2024, she acquired a certificate in Management of Cultural Units<\/em> through a supplementary distance-learning program at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.<\/p>\n

She has presented her ongoing research about Harry Partch in Festivals like Fermentationstage Basel<\/em> (January 2015), International Society for Ekmelic Music <\/em>\u201cSmall is Beautiful\u201d<\/em> (July 2017, 2019, 2021, September 2024), IGNM Basel <\/em>(Mai 2018) and GMTH <\/em>(October 2021). <\/p>\n

Among her papers are: \u201cHarry Partch\u201d, KDG (Komponisten der Gegenwart) Lexicon Article (2021), \u201c<\/strong>Parallelen und Modifikationen der Notation in verschiedenen Quellen von Harry Partchs Seventeen Lyrics by Li Po. Schwierigkeiten und Transkriptionsvorschl\u00e4ge\u201d, Der doppelte Po und die Musik. Chinesisch-r\u00e4toromanische Studien, besonders zu Li Po, Harry Partch und Chasper Po <\/em>(2021), \u201cHarry Partch\u2019s Enigmatic Musical Notation\u201d, HKB Zeitung<\/em>, (2020) and \u201c<\/strong>On the benefit of renotating Harry Partch\u2019s Music for understanding and analyzing his harmonic language\u201d, Microt\u00f6ne-Microtones: Small is beautiful<\/em>, Volume II (2019).<\/p>\n

She was awarded a Fulbright scholarship for the academic year 2020-2021, conducting research in the USA on the American composer Harry Partch. In 2025, she was granted a Paul Sacher Stiftung scholarship for research on The Early Works<\/em> of J\u00fcrg Wyttenbach. Additionally, she has been selected as a Pro Helvetia artist for 2024, further expanding her engagement in international artistic and research projects.<\/p>\n

As a composer, she attended many workshops, seminars, master classes for contemporary music and was commissioned many of her pieces by professional ensembles like Ensemble <\/em>Musikfabik, Ensemble Collegium Novum Z\u00fcrich, Ensemble <\/em>Phoenix Basel, Ensemble Asamisimasa<\/em> Denmark, Meitar Ensemble Tel Aviv, Ensemble Platypus, Delirium Ensemble, Ensemble Recherche Freiburg, Ensemble NostriTemporis Kiev, Ensemble Il Suono<\/em> Gialo Italy, Zone Experimentale Basel, Ensemble for New Music Tallinn, Duo XAMP <\/em> and her music has been performed in festivals like Labor Beethoven 2020<\/em> organized by AdK Berlin, Zeitr\u00e4ume Basel, Biennale f\u00fcrMusik und Architektur<\/em> (2015, 2017, 2021)<\/em>, Symposium Studio 31<\/em>, Basel, Leicht \u00fcber Linz, Crossroads <\/em>Salzburg, Bludenzer Tage zeitgem\u00e4sser Musik <\/em>and Impuls, <\/em>Austria, 1st <\/em>and 2nd Tehran International Electronic Musik Festival<\/em>, Sound Plasma Tallinn\/Berlin <\/em>and TACEC Festival<\/em>, Argentina. <\/p>\n

Her works have been performed worldwide in countries such as Germany, the USA, Ukraine, France, Switzerland, Greece, Poland, Holland, Israel, Austria, Iran, Argentina, Russia, England, Estonia, Thailand, Slovenia, and Italy. <\/p>\n

Her work GO WITHIN<\/em> for Tenor Saxophone was released in Don Paul Kahl\u2019s homonymous solo album in 2021.<\/p>\n

She is a founding member of the contemporary music Ensemble False Relationships and the Extended Endings <\/em>(founded in 2019), based in Switzerland, Germany, and France.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/falserelationsensemble.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo Credit \u00a9 2019, Angelos Tsompanidis[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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