Trio Töykeät, featured on this album, is a Finnish jazz trio formed in 1988 by Iiro Rantala (piano), Rami Eskelinen (drums), and Eerik Siikasaari (bass), and has won international awards.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The pieces for this album were chosen to blur the lines between classical orchestral music, jazz, and pop, demonstrating that strictly defined musical genres are a thing of the past.
Performer Biography
Pekka Kuusisto, one of the violinists on this album, won the prestigious Sibelius International Violin Competition in 1995 and is known for his versatility across various musical genres, including electric violin.
Performer Biography
Jaakko Kuusisto, the other violinist and arranger on this album, has won numerous prizes in violin competitions and was appointed leader of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra in 1999.
Performer Biography
Osmo Vänskä, the conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra on this album, began his career as a clarinettist and won the 1982 Besançon International Young Conductor's Competition.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in January 2001 at the new Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland, which was completed in March 2000.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's core idea was to give the orchestra an equal role to the trio and violinists, forming one big orchestra where string sections can be percussionists or a violin can sound like an electric guitar.
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