IDO AKOV (1993), Israel, Atlantinkatu 5B 97 2, Helsinki, Finland |

ikavodo@gmail.com | +972-50-420-0471

To all whom it may concern,

I would be very interested in joining the ULYSSES ensemble for a few

reasons.
First- my career as a contemporary music pianist in the past few years
has taken place solely within Israel- my native country. By playing with
ensembles such as the Israel Contemporary Players and Meitar
ensemble- I’ve gotten the chance to work with some world-renowned conductors in the
contemporary music scene- including Zsolt Nagy, Ilan Volkov, Léo Warynski, Daniel Kawka, Ed
Spanjaard, Andrea Pestalozza and more. Through these conductors I’ve had a glimpse of how
one can dedicate oneself to making new music seriously, and this has instilled in me the wish to
perform new music outside of Israel as well, with other young, like-minded players.
I am also highly interested to see how such world-renowned ensembles as
Intercontemporain and Divertimento work on new music, and approach the rehearsing of a new
piece. This project would thus also be a wonderful opportunity to experience this approach first
hand- by working with musicians from the two ensembles.
In general- I really enjoy working with young composers towards the premiering of their
works. From my experience- this is an essential part in the creation of a new work, and this
dialogue is one which I find most rewarding. Then- working with composers Daniele Ghisi and
Mikel Urquiza on their pieces is something which I am also looking forward to.
Next- I have many composer colleagues who have taken part in masterclasses with
Divertimento, or in the Fondation Royamount and Manifeste, and have described these as
seminal, important experiences for their career. I am curious to experience some of the
happenings and the environments of these festivals, by performing in them.
Finally- seeing the repertoire which will be played in the project- I have highly enjoyed
playing works by Enno Poppe before ( I played quite recently in Scherben and Salz with the
Israel Contemporary Players), and of the other composers whose works will be performed I
admire the works of both Alex Mincek and Hugues Dufourt.
For these reasons I would be overjoyed to participate in the project as a pianist.