Our Team

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Mischa Tangian

  • artistic director and founder

Original founder and creative head of the orchestra, composer and violinist Mischa Tangian has developed the musical and artistic side of the project. Since its beginning in 2016 when he co-founded it with his colleague and artist manager Sofia Surgutschowa he contributed music and defined the vision of the orchestra. Pushing new developments and giving composition commissions to other artists to create new programs, Mischa is always on the lookout for new ideas. His concepts and his knowledge of various styles of music help produce unique projects starting with the initial idea, writing funding applications, developing and making music, writing scripts and bringing to life the ideas at rehearsals, performances and shows is his passion as a musician.

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Babylonians

Regina Rogge - finances

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Anton Tal - Images and video

Katharina Oppel - Social Media

As the co-founder and long time orchestra manager of Babylon ORCHESTRA Sofia has been with the project since its very start and has helped creating the group, its projects and spread the word about the vision of the ensemble beyond the limits of Berlin and Germany.

As crucial part of the artistic and management duo leading the orchestra, she worked with Mischa Tangian and our project managers on all departments of the productions process including artistic development, logistics, concert booking and financial reports.

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Sofia Surgutschowa

co - founder