ZENG

Chamber Orchestra Avanti! has made an album after a break of over ten years!
Lotta Wennäkoski's Selected Works heard on the Zeng record were performed in February 2020 at the composer's 50th anniversary concert organized by Avanti. In addition to the works heard in the concert, I stål för vingar (2014–16), Hele (2018), Kuule II (2007) and Zeng (2018–19), the piano trio Päärme (2014–15) was recorded on the album. The whole gives a versatile overview of Lotta Wennäkoski's chamber music production - the Hungarian pedals of Zeng meet the emotional organ scores of Kuule II.
The list of soloists on the album is impressive. Zengi features recorder Lucie Horsch and percussionist Ville Syrjäläin. Hear the II bass clarinet part is played by Heikki Nikula and the song sequence I ställen för vingar is interpreted by Virpi Räisänen. In the vocal series, Heikki Nikula plays clarinets, Antti Ohjenoja plays percussion and Timo Ahtinen plays double bass. Päärmee's piano trio consists of pianist Emil Holmström, violinist Erikka Maalismaa and cellist Mikko Ivars. The chamber orchestra pieces have been recorded under the direction of conductor József Hárs. The album features professional musicians who have played in Avanti for decades as well as professional musicians who have played for the first time.