Bilawa Ade Respati performs on the Javanese Gamelan and the guitar. He performs with the Gamelan ensemble Arum Sih Überseemuseum Bremen, Lindhu Raras in Haus der Indonesischen Kulturen Berlin and Sekar Kenanga in Elbphilharmonie Hamburg; performing both the classical Javanese music, as well as modern work composed for the gamelan. Since 2018 he started collaborating with Ariel William Orah as OKNUM, a duet of electronic music and acoustic guitar. Some selected past projects are the experimental music theater nur hin trilogy with Soydivision Collective in ACUD Theater & Studio DB Berlin in 2020, shadow puppet performance Kidung Panji Biyung Bibi with the group Seni Wayang Jantur and Lindhu Raras in Alte Pumpe Berlin 2018 and a program of modern music for Javanese Gamelan Main Bersama-sama with the ensemble Arum Sih as part of the International Gamelan Festival München in Gasteig München 2018.
At Ballhaus Naunynstraße, Bilawa Respati participated in Gaung (2021), a lecture-concert by Bilawa Respati and Ariel William Orah.