ECHOES
Rusanda Panfili & Johannes Winkler
For Your Consideration — 69th GRAMMY Awards®
A dialogue between acoustic virtuosity, orchestral composition and analog electronic sound.
Echoes is a contemporary instrumental album by violinist and composer Rusanda Panfili and film composer, producer and sound designer Johannes Winkler. The project brings together virtuosic solo violin, orchestral writing, analog synthesizers, tape-based processing and cinematic sound design. Acoustic performances are treated not simply as recordings of instruments, but as sources for an evolving electronic sound world. The result is a hybrid musical language situated between contemporary classical music, ambient composition and cinematic music.
The album explores the relationship between physical performance and electronic transformation — allowing acoustic gestures to reappear as textures, resonances and spatial echoes.
ACOUSTIC
Virtuosic violin performance and orchestral instrumentation form the acoustic foundation of the project.
ANALOG
Tape delays, analog synthesizers and electronic processing introduce physical imperfections, modulation and spatial depth.
CINEMATIC
Composition, orchestration and sound design converge into a language shaped by the duo's experience in film music.
HYBRID
Rather than separating classical performance and electronic production, Echoes treats them as a single compositional environment.
RUSANDA PANFILI
International violinist, composer and arranger Rusanda Panfili has performed with artists including Hans Zimmer and Andrea Bocelli and works across classical, film and contemporary music. Her work combines virtuosic instrumental performance with composition and electronic experimentation.
Johannes Winkler
Johannes Winkler is an Austrian-based film composer, producer, orchestrator and multi-instrumentalist whose work spans orchestral composition, electronic music and sound design. His film credits include awardwinning Perla, Someone Like Me and Netflix Dogs, alongside collaborations across film, television and contemporary music.
ECHOES LIVE
Rusanda Panfili & Johannes Winkler
Performing the music of Echoes in the context of the STARMUS Festival, bringing together contemporary music, science and technology.
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
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Echoes
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Fragments
AUSTRIAN FILM AWARD 2026
Rusanda Panfili & Johannes Winkler — Best Music for “PERLA”
STARMUS FESTIVAL
Live performance “ECHOES”
ALBUM CREDITS
Rusanda Panfili — violin, composition
Johannes Winkler — composition, production, orchestration, mixing & mastering
String Orchestra — FAMES Skopje
Solo Cello — Teodora Miteva
Label — Vogelrecords
Publisher — Vogelrecords
Catalogue — VR005
Artwork — Tom Tebby
Photography — Stefan Panfili