“Johannes brought his own life in to his playing”

– Luke Kenny, Rolling Stone Magazine

With the hurdy-gurdy as his voice, Johannes has become known as a passionate musician and artist with a strong expression, who loves to meet and share his music with the audience. In his solo project Johannes invites the listener to a musical and personal storytelling about feelings and experiences. As a soloist, Johannes plays is own compositions, inspired by different genres and including the many colors of the modern hurdy-gurdy.

This is cinematic hurdy-gurdy music from Sweden!

Johannes Geworkian Hellman: electro-acoustic hurdy-gurdy, voice

The Swedish duo Symbio is regarded as one of the most prominent bands of the progressive Folk & World music scene today. Hearing this symphonic duo and their cinematic electro-folk will make you doubt the fact that they are only two musicians on stage. This is music that you have never heard before — prepare for a mesmerizing and immersive live experience.

After 10 years on the road together, Symbio has toured extensively in more than 20 countries across Europe and North America. With an electrifying stage presence and heartfelt musical storytelling, they are known for captivating audiences wherever they go.

Their latest album Endeavour is a cinematic journey where soulful melodies, dreamy soundscapes and hypnotic beats depict life-affirming themes. The album was awarded ”Best Album of the Year” at the Swedish Folk & World Music Awards 2023.

• Johannes Geworkian Hellman: hurdy-gurdy, electronics

• LarsEmil Öjeberget: accordion, beats, electronics

Two highly acclaimed young artists from the Nordic contemporary folkmusic scene join forces and invites the listener to a magical journey full of surprises. A musical meeting between Finnish kantele player and singer, Maija Kauhanen, and the Swedish hurdy-gurdy player Johannes Geworkian Hellman. The duo released their debut album "Migrating" in April 2025, an album which as been highly acclaimed by international critics.

With virtuosity and a very strong musical connection the duo creates a world of sounds that you have never experienced before. Maija and Johannes make ancient instruments come alive when creating new music that touches the listener. The music is archaic and progressive and has influences from many genres. From the very small and sensitive sounds to the most powerful ones, this duo plays directly from their hearts to the audience.

• Maija Kauhanen: kantele, voice, bells

• Johannes Geworkian Hellman: hurdy-gurdy, voice, eletronics

Garizim is a colorful live experience taking the listener on musical journeys. With the unique line-up of hurdy-gurdy, saxophones and double bass the young Swedish trio creates a highly contemporary musical expression in the borderland of composition and improvisation where folk, indie and jazz meets.

Their second album “See The Birds Are Coming” was released in October 2015 and the group was nominated as the Best Newcomer of the Year at the Swedish Folk & Worldmusic Awards 2012.

Garizim consists of:

• Elias Frigård: saxophones

• Johannes Geworkian Hellman: hurdy-gurdy

• Jordi Carrasco Hjelm: double bass

With their roots in Nordic traditional music the Swedish duo Blankan creates a unique soundscape of archaic sounds and modern technology. Lyrical melodies and meditative drones meet blues riffs and trance grooves. Their sound machinery is made up of hurdy-gurdy, folk flutes and Nordic mandola – all extended with live-looping and electronics.

Johannes Geworkian Hellman: hurdy-gurdy, Swedish bagpipe, electronics & live looping Kim Persson: Nordic folk flutes, nordic mandola & contrabass recorder

Johannes joins the legendary accordionist Maria Kalaniemi and the well-sought after musician and music produceer Eero Grundström, two of the top names from the Finnish and Nordic modern Folk music scene. Maria and Eero has had a long time collaboration together and were awarded with the Finnish Emma-gala price "Best Folk Album of the Year" for their duo album Mielo, in 2021. In this new trio project, Johannes joins the duo to play Maria Kalaniemis soulful compositions, with new colors and arrangements. Concerts planned for 2026.

Maria Kalaniemi: accordion, voice, composition Eero Grundström: harmonuim, modular synthezier Johannes Geworkian Hellman. hurdy-gurdy, electronics

A meeting between the Danish recorder player Clara Guldberg Ravn and the Swedish hurdy-gurdy player Johannes where music from European Medieval manuscripts get new life. Melodies that have survived since the 1300th and 1400th Century until today are presented with new colors and performed with virtuosity, passion and joy.

The duo won the first prize of the Nordic competition for young early music ensembles and soloists “Ear-ly” 2018.

Clara Guldberg Ravn: recorders Johannes Geworkian Hellman: hurdy-gurdy