Erik Rydvall — discover new worlds of sound

On May 20, Erik Rydvall takes the stage at the Culture Lounge—nyckelharpa in hand.

A Swedish bowed instrument with keys. You watch his fingers press them while he plays with the bow at the same time. The sound? Somewhere between a violin, a hurdy-gurdy—and something entirely its own.

Erik is one of the musicians shaping the instrument today. He’s bringing it out of the niche and onto the stage—not by overexplaining it, but simply by playing.

That’s what this evening is all about: listening, watching, understanding—and discovering an instrument you didn’t see coming.