Helsinki Seriös

Formed in the early 2000s Les Vents Français have been termed a wind supergroup, an all-star ensemble and a who's who of the international wind ensemble scene. Yet they have cohered and developed as a group, in contrast to the one-off quality shared by the performances of many such supergroups.

Launched at the beginning of this season, the Valo Quartet was created out of a mutual desire to delve more profoundly into the string quartet repertoire. The members (originally from Poland, the UK and Finland) are Maria Włoszczowska & Tim Crawford, violin, Lilli Maijala, viola, Amy Norrington, cello.