Symbio draws the listener in with their intoxicating combination of vast audio landscapes and earthy grooves, driven by a deliciously unexpected combination of hurdy-gurdy and accordion.
The duo creates a playful dialogue full of joyful energy, subtleties and virtuosity, where two becomes more than the sum of its parts. This is musical storytelling at its finest, told by heartfelt storytellers through soaring melodies, rich soundscapes, irresistible grooves and finely tuned musical communication.
Johannes Geworkian-Hellman: Hurdy-Gurdy
&
LarsEmil Öjeberget: Accordion, Kickbox
“The interaction of Johannes Geworkian Hellman and LarsEmil Öjeberget left nothing to be desired. You get the impression that the the two of them complement one another perfectly and simply had to find each other.”
-Rolf Graff, Mindener Tageblatt (DE)
“The young Swedish duo Symbio is a true phenomenon on stage. Every show is an experience due to the musical telepathy between these musicians and their catching stories. From the first song the listener is lifted from their daily boring routine and is taken away to a new, more hopefull universe”
-Elda Dorren, De Doelen Concert Hall Rotterdam (NL)
“I have a feeling that Johannes Geworkian Hellman and LarsEmil Öjeberget were destined to make music together, regardless of what instruments they might have played.”
Fiona Talkington – Songlines Magazine (UK)
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Today we play at Världsarvsjazzen-festival in Söderhamn (SE). Great line-up and weather, we look forward! Welcome! 🙂
We had some very nice concerts at Rudolstadt-Festival in Germany 2 weeks ago, representing Sweden at the EBU- Radio Folk Festival! We will remember this beautiful experience and we want to give a warm thanks to the organizers of Rudolstadt Festival, to the Swedish Radio and to the lovely audience for giving us such good energy and warm feedback during and after our concerts! You really touched us with many generous and heart-warming words about our music! <3
Swedish National Radio recorded one of our concerts and it will be online later this year! ✨ Now we look forward to upcoming gigs in Sweden and Portugal in the next days!
Thanks also to Hannes Kutza Photography for these photos!
We just arrived at the Rudolstadt-Festival in Germany and started our day with an interview by the MDR Kultur Radio, where we also performed three songs live. Really nice people and session, thanks a lot!
Our next gig is at the opening concert of the festival tonight! ✨
Today we started the rehearsals for our concerts at Rudolstadt-Festival and EBU Festival in Germany this coming weekend! We look forward! 😌
Sunny soundcheck for this evenings outdoor gig at Blique by Nobis in Stockholm! We plat two sets 17.30 and 19.00. Welcome everyone, free entrance!
During last weekend we played some concerts at the open air museum Skansen in Stockholm as a part of the midsummer celebrations. All concerts were sold out and we had a very nice time playing and meeting people from the audience after the concerts.
We want to thank everyone in the the audience for great energy and for a lot of beautiful words about our music. We really got a lot of motivation and joy from these concerts and meetings!
One of the things said to us about our music after one of our concerts was said by an elderly woman who approached us after the first concert. What she said was really touching and we will remember it!
"I have to buy your cd, because I have to do something about the fact that I have been waiting for this music during all my life!"
Thank you! <3
We really look forward to play at the Rudolstadt-Festival and the EBU Radio Folk Festival! We will play two gigs at the festival on the 6th of july. Hope to see some of you there!
”Hurdy-gurdy and accordeon form a richly complete blend in the hands and intuitive connection of Swedes Johannes Geworkian Hellman and LarsEmil Öjeberget."
Thank you fRoots Magazine and Andrew Cronshaw for some nice words about our album Rising!
We look forward to play some concerts this summer! We will play in Sweden, Germany and Portugal! Hope to see you there!
"On the event there where four bands invited to play. The forth one were freaking fantastic! So fantastic that I had to get up from my comfortable chair and clap my hands and scream just a little bit when they were finished playing. The fourth band were Symbio."
Thank you Johan Eckman for your kind words about our music and for the interview! Check out Sleepy Songs - Music by Johan Eckman and his latest post about Symbio playing at the Swedish Indie Music Awards 2019! 🙂
Latest News
Rudolstadt 2019
Thank you so much Rudolstadt, EBU and the Swedish radio for making Rudolstadt festival a fantastic experience to us. The warm and welcoming audience in Germany will be remembered by...
Summer Tour 2019
Here are the dates of our upcoming summer tour!
New Live Video
We just released a live video from the Swedish Indie Music Awards where Symbio was one of the acts. Watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUr1hZqJYts
Spring Tour 2019
Were off to Germany, Belgium, Austria and Sweden this spring for out upcoming tour!
Swedish Indie Music Awards
We had a nice time playing at the Swedish Indie Music Awards at Nalen Stockholm!
UK tour 2019
Heading over to UK for our first tour of the year!
Upcoming Concerts
| 24 Jul 2019 | Lissabon, PT — Ocean Spirit Festival // Santa Cruz Beach |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Taucha, DE — Ancient Trance Festival |
| 05 Sep 2019 | Gävle, SE — FolkGävlar - Folkmix tour |
| 06 Sep 2019 | Bollnäs, SE — Bollnäs Kulturhus - Folkmix tour |
| 07 Sep 2019 | Ljusdal/Färila, SE — Musik i Kallmyr - Folkmix tour |
| 18 Nov 2019 | Sörmland, SE — School concerts - Scenkonst Sörmland |
| 19 Nov 2019 | Sörmland, SE — School concerts - Scenkonst Sörmland |
| 20 Nov 2019 | Sörmland, SE — School concerts - Scenkonst Sörmland |
| 21 Nov 2019 | Sörmland, SE — School concerts - Scenkonst Sörmland |
| 22 Nov 2019 | Sörmland, SE — School concerts - Scenkonst Sörmland |
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