Kris Kuldkepp

At EMS October 13–26, 2025

Photo by Herlander Almeida

Kris Kuldkepp is a sound and performance artist based in Hamburg, Germany. Her work explores the perception, materiality, and behavior of sound and its resonance in physical spaces. Additionally, her work strives towards non-authoritarian musical forms and spaces that balance between meaning and noise. After years dedicated to classical and early music performance on the double bass and viola da gamba, her working methods now include improvisation, deep listening and attention to singular sounds. The main tools she employs are various string basses, early music instruments, and a modular synthesizer in combination with found objects, motors, and other noisemakers.

Kris has performed at the international festivals such as Brutal Assault (CZ), KLANGHAUS (AT), Papiripar, Blaues Rauschen, Blurred Edges, klub katarakt (DE), JAUNA MUZIKA (LT), Sound of Stockholm (SE), Piksel, Ultima (NO), Üle Heli and Estonian Music Days (EE). Her debut album “Moonutatud Muundused / Distorted Conversions” was met with swift critical acclaim by the experimental music community. Her recent collaborators include Lisa Pottstock, Jeff Surak, The Ensemble of Estonian Electronic Music Society, Catalina Rueda and MOLJEBKA PVLSE.

In addition to artistic work, she is part of the curating team of Hörbar — experimental music association in Hamburg.