Black Rainbow is a deeply personal musical journey in which violinist and vocalist Julija Hartig explores questions of belonging, identity, and heritage. The album connects her multicultural roots – Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and Austrian – to her Yugoslavian upbringing, weaving a narrative about migration and ancestral memory. The title work, co-created with Akim Moiseenkov, fuses violin, voice, and live electronics to tell the story of three generations of female migration through sound, using folk elements, recorded voices of her ancestors, and electronic textures. This composition serves as both a meditation on the flow of culture and a sonic bridge between past and present.

Through the music of Leoš Janácek, Fazıl Say, and George Enescu, Hartig continues this exploration of roots and renewal. Janácek’s folkloric sonata evokes her sense of “home,” while Say’s modern improvisational language resonates with her Balkan background. Enescu’s Romanian-inspired sonata becomes a revelation of shared ancestry and emotional kinship. Together with pianist Reineke Broekhans, her long-time musical partner and soulmate, Hartig turns Black Rainbow into more than an album – it is a reflection on the “Ancestral Code,” showing that wherever we go, the sound of our heritage remains within us.