Its beauty lies in both its technical playfulness and its emotional depth. Many artists in this space inhabit multiple musical worlds at once. They draw on the clarity and restraint of contemporary classical music but pair it with electronic techniques that extend and reshape the piano’s natural voice. Notes may become loops, overtones may evolve into textural beds of sound, and simple motifs often unfold into layered structures through subtle processing or rhythmic triggering. When the technology enhances rather than dominates, it opens a wider expressive field without losing the intimacy of the instrument at the center.

The appeal isn’t only in the blend of tools but in the mood it creates. Sometimes the music feels spacious and mellow, sometimes more futuristic and rhythm-forward, but it always starts from the same place: the resonance of the piano guided by electronic textures that widen its emotional range.

Long story short, our growing interest in this space led us to gather some of our favorite artists and albums shaping its sound. It’s not a complete or chronological list, just a place to start.

And if you’d like to explore the subgenre further, we also maintain an Electro-Neoclassical playlist on Spotify, updated regularly with new releases.

Happy listening.

GRANDBROTHERS

Based in: Germany
Listen: Spotify | Bandcamp
Recommended album: Elsewhere (2025)
For a quick taste: “NOWHERE,” “Where Else”

Grandbrothers are pretty much a go-to reference point for electro-neoclassical, taking the piano far beyond its usual role with custom mechanical setups and live processing. Their music shifts between soft resonance and pulsing, almost mechanical motion, always rooted in the physicality of the instrument. All of their records are worth hearing, but the 2025 album Elsewhere feels like their most fully realized work yet.

DOURAN

Based in: France
Listen: Spotify
Recommended album: Race To Infinity (2020)
For a quick taste: “Phenomena,” “Awakening”

Douran’s self-description of “orchestral electronic music” couldn’t be more on point. Pulling in big, sweeping gestures (strings, choirs, broad harmonic swells) and setting them against synth work that zigzags, reforms, and shifts tone in an instant, he creates expansive, forward-thinking music. Definitely one to follow if that balance of scale and edge speaks to you.

KIASMOS

Based in: Iceland / Faroe Islands
Listen: Spotify | Bandcamp
Recommended album: Blurred (2017)
For a quick taste: “Blurred,” “Looped”

Formed by Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen, Kiasmos blend the clarity of piano-driven composition with the clean edges of minimal electronic production. There’s a cinematic calm to what they do, even when the rhythms pick up, and everything feels grounded in a steady, understated emotion. Their 2017 EP Blurred is an easy entry point for listeners who want a blend of warmth, pulse, and quiet elegance.

THYLACINE

Based in: France
Listen: Spotify | Bandcamp
Recommended album: Roads Vol.3 (2025)
For a quick taste: “Pleyel,” “Kolman”

Thylacine leans far more toward electronica than most artists in this list, moving through a wide range of styles with an eclectic, restless approach. He usually touches neoclassical minimalism in small doses, more as color than direction. But his 2025 album Roads Vol. 3 brings that side into focus more clearly than ever, and the result is a genuinely impressive record.

WILHELM RICHARD

Based in: Germany
Listen: Spotify | Bandcamp
Recommended album: First Impressions (2022)
For a quick taste: “Between The Lines,” “Sirens & Numbers”

Wilhelm Richard sits at the crossroads of orchestral writing and dance music. Piano, strings, and brass show up often in his work, woven into melodic house, breakbeat, and electronica with a kind of fluidity you don’t hear every day. And even with all that genre-blending, the music still comes across as both evocative and full of life.

DISKAY

Based in: France
Listen: Spotify | Bandcamp
Recommended album: Anthema (2025)
For a quick taste: “Icirium,” “Korienze”

Also coming from the fertile French electronic scene, Diskay brings a more vibrant edge to this list. His way of mixing piano and strings with melodic techno, organic house, and other rhythm-driven styles gives his music a bright, energetic character that stands out immediately.

LAAKE

Based in: France
Listen: Spotify | Bandcamp
Recommended album: O (2020)
For a quick taste: “1989,” “Volt”

LAAKE’s music often feels less like a genre exercise and more like someone documenting a series of experiments as they happen. You hear ideas being tried, pushed, pulled back, sometimes interrupted mid-stride. The piano is only one of the tools he keeps rearranging to see what else it can do, and there’s usually a suspenseful, almost mechanical edge to the way those experiments unfold. For anyone who likes their electronic music with a bit of friction and a left-field pulse, he’s definitely worth chasing down.

NIKLAS PASCHBURG

Based in: Germany
Listen: Spotify | Bandcamp
Recommended album: Oceanic (2018)
For a quick taste: “Spark,” “Bathing In Blue”

Another artist to dive into if you like things on the mellower, more cinematic side. His work spans both pure neoclassical piano and softly layered electro-neoclassical textures, all held together by a quiet consistency in mood. And every so often, a bit of pop brightness slips through, giving the whole thing a touch of extra charm.

FLORIAN SERAUL

Based in: France
Listen: Spotify 
Recommended album: Future Piano 3 (2024)
For a quick taste: “The Bold Pianist,” “Technophilia”

Seraul has a vast, stylistically diverse discography, encompassing everything from synthwave pulses to tech-house detours. The Future Piano trilogy is where he gets closest to this electro-classical lane, though, pairing his piano writing with futuristic tones and a lively, slightly experimental edge. Bright, forward-pushing stuff with the piano firmly in the driver’s seat.

JESSE KENDAL

Based in: Australia
Listen: Spotify | Bandcamp
Recommended album: Chasing Bliss (2025)
For a quick taste: “Near-Far,” “Chasing Bliss”

Melbourne-based musician Kendal’s catalogue is mostly EPs and singles so far, but they’re consistently strong. He works in that delicate, cinematic space that recalls Kiasmos and the softer side of Grandbrothers, blending downtempo and minimal techno with neoclassical touches in a way that stays mellow yet gently propulsive.

MADISON WILLING

Based in: United Kingdom
Listen: Spotify | Bandcamp
Recommended album: Birth (2024)
For a quick taste: “Birth,” “One Note (w/ dBridge)”

Madison Willing moves between contemporary classical writing and electronic production with a light, intuitive touch. Not everything she makes lands squarely in the electro-neoclassical lane, but when the electronics step forward the blend feels seamless. If you want to hear the more subdued, atmospheric side of what she does, Birth is the place to start. If you’re after something more electronic-leaning, the Birth LP Remixes push those same themes into a sharper, more rhythm-driven space.

SUPERPOZE

Based in: France
Listen: Spotify | Bandcamp
Recommended album: Opening (2015)
For a quick taste: “North,” “Obsession”

Superpoze sits on the moodier end of this list, often working with a heavier, more atmospheric touch. His growing body of film work is perhaps a big part of that; you can hear a sense of scene-building in the way his tracks unfold. A great fit for late-night listening.

Want more? Our companion playlist features highlights from these albums and beyond, and it’s regularly updated with new releases. Feel free to follow if you’d like to stay in the loop.

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