Pianist

The Kava-Kava ensemble is a group of about fifteen female voices, including Virginie Petit, who is also the principal first violinist of the OPRL. They perform a repertoire that spans from French chansons (Maurane, Camille, Juliette...) to English-language pop songs (Typh Barrow, Twarres...) and includes vocal polyphony (Ola Gjeilo, Vienna Teng, Jim Papoulis). Their performances are accompanied by original staging and the distinctive "kava-kavesque" humor. Kava-Kava also refers to the root of a wild Pacific pepper plant, which, when taken in infusion and in small doses, is believed to help overcome fatigue, stress, and depression.

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Kavaladi

Salle Philharmonique de Liège

This clarion call opens Aims, Vienna Teng’s fifth studio album. It’s as much a reminder for Vienna herself as an invitation to her listeners – a call to awaken the full potential within all of us.

Indeed, the new album finds Vienna in full adventurous mode. Recorded in Nashville with producer Cason Cooley (Katie Herzig, Matthew Perryman Jones), Aims is exuberant and buoyant in its enthusiasm, yet crafted with the same creative precision that has defined her previous work. The acoustic piano, once the centerpiece of her recordings, plays an occasional supportive role here; in its place are intricate layers of electronica, percussion, strings, and electric guitars. “Cason and I built a playlist of reference songs when we started working,” Vienna remembers. “We put Beck and Florence & the Machine and Kanye West on there. James Blake, Foster the People, Vampire Weekend. We started by stealing from the music we were obsessed with.”

Vienna Teng

Pianist

Events

Past events

Feb 27, 2024

Kavaladi · Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Sep 23, 2023

Vienna Teng · Public Theater

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