
Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko (UA)
Ukrainian duo Heinali and Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko reimagine Hildegard von Bingen's medieval music through modular synthesis and folk singing.
Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko is a Ukrainian singer, actress and vocal coach from Lviv, whose practice weaves together authentic Ukrainian folk singing, jazz and electronic music. Since 2019 she has deepened her vocal work through workshops and collaboration with folk researcher Uliana Horbachevska. As one half of the duo Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko, she released the album Гільдеґарда in May 2025 - a reinterpretation of Hildegard von Bingen's medieval compositions recorded in a French Cistercian abbey, praised by Pitchfork, The Quietus and Crack Magazine.
Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko performed with Гільдеґарда at Roskilde Festival on July 4, 2026 - the duo's first performance in Denmark.
The duo is booked for the Berliner Philharmonikers Biennale on January 23, 2027 at St. Matthäus-Kirche in Berlin.
The album Гільдеґарда was released on May 30, 2025 on the Unsound label and was quickly recognized as one of the year's notable releases.
Heinali & Andriana-Yaroslava Saienko performed Гільдеґарда at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona on June 5, 2025.
The duo performed at the Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht on November 8, 2025.