Saxophone Quartet Aava is an energetic and versatile quartet, founded in 2013 by four talented Finnish saxophone virtuosos Joonatan Rautiola, Samu Metsänen, Kalle Oittinen and Eero Saunamäki. They are all top performers of their instrument and they influence in prominent positions in the Finnish saxophone culture. They work permanently in the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, Tampere Music Academy and The Guards Band of The Finnish Defense Forces. In addition, they also perform actively in Finland and abroad. The musicians of the Aava have been studying in the Sibelius Academy and several international master classes.
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In the fall of 2020 quartet premiered the Transformations, work by Finnish composer Veli Kujala and the fall of 2022 the quartet premieres another Finnish work for saxophone quartet and wind orchestra. The quartet also occurs as a trio called Saxophone Trio Ava.
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" ... The Saxophone Quartet Aava is a super unified collective whose interaction, which infrequently appears, is almost telepathic."
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HBL 29.10.2020, Mats Liljeroos