Helena Espvall
Helena Espvall is a Swedish cellist, guitarist and vocalist whose work moves between free improvisation, experimental music and psychedelic folk.
She became widely known through groups including Espers and The Valerie Project and has also developed an extensive improvising practice. Her Creative Sources catalogue is particularly substantial, with repeated appearances in Lisbon-based string and large-ensemble projects.
Helena Espvall
Gravity
CS361
String Theory · Helena Espvall — cello
Recorded live at O'Culto da Ajuda, Lisbon, 11 March 2016.
Tellurium
CS500
String Theory · Helena Espvall — cello
Recorded live at O'Culto da Ajuda, Lisbon, 22 November 2017.
Krypton
CS608
String Theory · Helena Espvall — cello
Recorded live at O'Culto da Ajuda, Lisbon, 5 November 2018.
Radium
CS609
Isotope Ensemble · Helena Espvall — cello
Recorded live at O'Culto da Ajuda, Lisbon, 6 November 2018.
Mare
CS612
Variable Geometry Orchestra · Helena Espvall — cello
Recorded live at O'Culto da Ajuda, Lisbon, 10 November 2018.
Symbolic Boundary
CS667
DICEROS · Helena Espvall — cello
Recorded live at Galeria Monumental, Lisbon, 22 February 2019.
Illuminations
CS844
Ernesto Rodrigues — viola · Helena Espvall — cello · Tracy Lisk — drums
Recorded at COSMOS, Lisbon, 26 May 2024.