Sauli Zinovjev

Sauli Zinovjev (born 1988, Lahti) is a Finnish composer. Zinovjev studied composition in Sibelius Academy (2010–15) and in HfM-Karlsruhe (2013–14) under guidance of Tapio Nevanlinna and prof. Wolfgang Rihm.[1]

Zinovjev's focus has been on orchestral music and his works have been performed by for example Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Oulu Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with musicians such as Pekka Kuusisto, Klaus Mäkelä, André de Ridder and Okko Kamu .[2] In 2019 Zinovjev was appointed as the Composer-in-Residence of the 60th Turku music festival.[3]

On the concert season 2019-2020 Zinovjev's music will debut with the Bamberg Symphony,[4] Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne[5] and National Arts Centre Orchestra.[6] In the spring 2020 pianist Víkingur Ólafsson will premiere a new Piano concerto by Sauli Zinovjev with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.[7]

In 2014 Zinovjev's composition "Gryf" was awarded the 3rd prize in the 3rd International Uuno Klami Composition Competition.[8]

Works[9]

Important works
  • 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
  • "Batteria" (2016), 10', orchestra (3333/4331/1+3/pf+hp/archi), commissioned by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • "Gryf" (2013), 16′, orchestra (2222/2210/perc+timp/archi)

Discography
  • "Chained" - Harri Kuusijärvi (A Live, Art First Records, 2017)
  • Elegietta - Otto Tolonen (Toccata, Sibarecords SACD-1011, 2013)[10]

References
  1. "3rd International Uuno Klami composition competition". Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  2. "Summer Sounds festival". Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  3. "Concerto Köln ja Gergijevin Mariinski-teatteri Turun musiikkijuhlille". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  4. "Konzertübersicht". www.bamberger-symphoniker.de (in German). 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  5. "Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne - LES GRANDS CONCERTS 4/10 - OCL - Musique classique - Concerts - Opéra - Musiciens". Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  6. "Perianes & Grieg | May 6–7, 2020 @ Southam Hall (1 Elgin Street, Ottawa)". nac-cna.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  7. "1.4. Wednesday series 13". yle.fi. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  8. "3rd International Uuno Klami composition competition". Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  9. "Music Finland". Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  10. "Siba Records". Retrieved 2014-11-02.
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