Composer in Residence (2025/26):
Sinfonia Lahti

Finnish composer Sauli Zinovjev’s orchestral works form the forefront of his creative output, having been described as ​“scored with panache and coursing with vitality” (Chicago Classical Review). Zinovjev has had commissions and performances from orchestras such as Oslo Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Finnish and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestras, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne and Tapiola Sinfonietta. He has collaborated with musicians such as Klaus Mäkelä, Víkingur Ólafsson, Tuuli Lindeberg, Pekka Kuusisto, Sakari Oramo, André de Ridder, and Hugo Ticciati.

The 2024/25 season sees a new Percussion Concerto written for Vivi Vassileva premiering with Beethoven Bonn Orchester, with further performances planned in February 2025 with Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg conducted by Gustavo Gimeno. A new piece for cello and piano commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and The Henry Barber Trust premieres with Santiago Canon Valencia in February 2025. Future commissions include new works for Helsinki and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestras, Orchestre de Paris, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, with Zinovjev collaborating with artists including Alban Gerhardt, Leonkoro Quartet, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, and Nicolas Baldeyrou.