Elina Duni & Rob Luft With Corrie Dick

We are delighted to host Elina Duni and Rob Luft, two of the hottest properties in modern music, as part of their UK launch tour for new ECM album Reaching For The Moon.

In 2017, Elina and Rob’s paths crossed at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, marking the inception of a unique project. They have since toured the world and released two critically acclaimed albums on Manfred Eicher’s iconic label, in a quartet formation. Their 2026 album Reaching For The Moon, a stripped-back duo recording, revisits the essence of their initial meeting.

Here we can witness the stark beauty of Elina’s vocals blending with Rob’s crystalline guitar lines in a mesmerising dance. Together, they weave a tapestry of songs that evoke the mystery and joy of the night, the moon, and the magic that lives within us all. This musical journey is a gentle caress, a soothing lullaby that offers hope in the darkness, reminding us of the solace of home.

Born into an artistic family in Tirana, Albania, in 1981, Elina Duni made her first steps on the stage as a singer aged five, singing for Albanian National Radio and Television.

In 1992, after the fall of the communist regime, she emigrated to Geneva, Switzerland, with her mother, where she started studying classical piano and thereafter discovered jazz.

She went on to study on the jazz programme at the Hochschule der Künste in Bern. During this time, she formed the Elina Duni Quartet with Colin Vallon on piano, Patrice Moret on double bass and Norbert Pfammatter on drums. This represented a return to her musical roots, a combination of Balkan folksong and contemporary jazz.