Peeter Vähi: A Chant of Bamboo

Peeter Vähi

• A Chant Of Bamboo for bamboo flute, percussion and string orchestra

• Forty-two for oboe and chamber orchestra

• The White Concerto for guitar and orchestra (I, II, III)    

• Mystical Uniting, arrangement for flute, violin, guitar, 2 tānpūrās and strings

Slava Grigoryan (guitar)

Neeme Punder (flutes)

Harry Traksmann (violin)

Andres Uibo (organ)

Nils Rõõmussaar (oboe)

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

dirigent RISTO JOOST

This vinyl record brings together four works by Estonian composer Peeter Vähi. As a composer, Vähi’s foundation is in classical music, but his creative reach extends far beyond. In his youth, he led and played keyboards for the renowned Soviet rock band Vitamiin, giving around 250 concerts a year for over a decade. His music blends diverse philosophies with his Northern roots, often composed under distant skies—in a Tibetan monastery, in India’s Kerala backwaters, or in Africa’s Masai Mara, to name just a few. Beyond music, Vähi is also a gifted photographer, whose exhibitions are artistic events in their own right.

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