ANIMO, flute and piano duo

ANIMO, flute and piano duo

ANIMO, flute and piano duo are Sarah Waycott on flute and Yanna Zissiadou on piano. Sarah and Yanna have the same approach to making music: to play soulful, innovative and challenging music that is free of labels and is to be enjoyed for what it is: ‘just music’.

Launched in 2019 at Gloucester Blackfriars, Animo, flute and piano duo has few strands to its brand:

Their driving force, ‘New Music Project’ - commissioning new works 2019-2025 and forging new collaborations with 4-5 composers annually. 

Their philosophy, ‘Animo Declassified’ - taking down barriers and making music accessible to all, without labels.

Working with other artists:  KORES Trio with Wendy Nieper; FOUR with Wendy Nieper and Jemima Phillips; PRANASA with Supriya Nagarajan.

A continuous development through audio and video recordings (currently working on releasing 'ANIMO two') with an active Social Media and YouTube profile. 

A music lifeline for friends and family during the pandemic ‘Tuesday live at 12:45’ which led to a  final full-scale concert on Crowdcast hosted by Coach House Pianos at the Bösendorfer Hall in London.

Animo are currently working on a transatlantic project to create a new Short film and a Music Video based on ‘The Journey of Alan Kurdi’ by Lukas Piel which brings together the social and ethical strand of Animo’s work.