Sauli Zinovjev (born 1988) is a Finnish

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

. Zinovjev was born in Lahti, and studied composition in Sibelius Academy (2010–15) and in HfM-Karlsruhe (2013–14) under guidance of Tapio Nevanlinna and prof. Wolfgang Rihm. Zinovjev's works are published exclusively by HarrisonParrott's Birdsong Music Publishing. Zinovjev's focus has been on orchestral music and his works have been performed by for example

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, Bamberg Symphony Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra,

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and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in collaboration with musicians such as

Klaus Mäkelä Klaus Mäkelä (born 17 January 1996) is a Finnish conductor and cellist. He is currently chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic, music director of the Orchestre de Paris, and artistic partner and chief conductor-designate of the Royal Concertg ...

, Pekka Kuusisto, Sakari Oramo,

André de Ridder André de Ridder is a German conductor of classical music based in Berlin and working all over the world. Work De Ridder studied conducting with Leopold Hager at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna and with Sir Colin Metters at ...

and Okko Kamu . For the season 2021-2022 Zinovjev was granted a fellowship to the Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia and in 2019 he was appointed as the Composer-in-Residence of the 60th Turku music festival. On the concert season 2021–2022 Zinovjev's music will debut with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and

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. In January 2022 the pianist

Víkingur Ólafsson Víkingur Ólafsson (born 14 February 1984) is an Icelandic pianist. He has performed with leading orchestras in Europe and America, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orch ...

premiered a new Piano concerto by Sauli Zinovjev with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Klaus Mäkelä. In 2014 Zinovjev's composition "Gryf" was awarded the 3rd prize in the 3rd International Uuno Klami Composition Competition.

Main works

* Wiegenlied (2020), 11', orchestra (3333/4331/1+3/arpa/archi), commissioned by the Oslo Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestras * Piano concerto (2019), 27', piano solo and orchestra (2333/4331/1+3/solo pf./archi), commissioned by the Finnish and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestras * "Un Grande Sospiro" (2018), 22, orchestra (2222/2200/2/archi), commissioned by Tapiola Sinfonietta, Kymi Sinfonietta & Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne * "Die Welt - Ein Tor", 16', cello solo and orchestra (2222/2200/1+1/solo vlc./archi), commissioned by the Paulo Foundation * Violin concerto "Der Leiermann" (2017), 23', violin solo and orchestra (2232/4330/1+1/hp/solo vl./archi), commissioned by the

Oulu Sinfonia The Oulu Symphony Orchestra ( fi, Oulu Sinfonia or ') is a Finnish orchestra based in Oulu, Finland. Oulu Sinfonia gives concerts primarily at the Oulu Music Centre, in the ''Madetojan sali'' (Madetoja Concert Hall), located in the Karjasilta dist ...

* "Batteria" (2016), 10', orchestra (3333/4331/1+3/pf+hp/archi), commissioned by the

Discography

*"Sospirando 2" - Harri Kuusijärvi & Markus Hohti (SZ Publishing, 2020) *"Batteria" - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Andre de Ridder (SZ Publishing, 2019) *"Piano Quartet Chasse-Neige" - Ensemble Recherche (SZ Publishing, 2019) *"Chained" - Harri Kuusijärvi (A Live, Art First Records, 2017) *''Elegietta'' - Otto Tolonen (Toccata, Sibarecords SACD-1011, 2013)

References

External links

Sauli Zinovjev's official webpage

Birdsong by HarrisonParrott

Music Finland
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