Dutch born, now Finland-based guitarist Rody van Gemert is an avid chamber musician and has collaborated with many musicians and dancers. He has co-founded Ensemble Insomnia, the Helsinki Guitar Duo and the Superpluck Trio. He graduated from the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam and from the Cologne Music Academy with a…
Aida Hadzajlic is a Helsinki-born Finnish-Croatian violist. Hadzajlic began her studies at the East Helsinki Music School and graduated from the Sibelius Academy in 2024, where she studied under Lilli Maijala, Helge Valtonen, Pirkko Simojoki and Annariina Jokela. She has also taken part in masterclasses led by renowned violists such…
Viola player Vuokko Lahtinen has a Master of Music degree from the Sibelius Academy. In autumn 2024, she began her master’s studies in orchestral conducting in Sakari Oramo’s conducting class. Previous studies include the University of the Arts in Berlin and the National Conservatory of Paris. During her studies she…
Pianist Martin Malmgren is a versatile performer who loves exploring both the knowns and the unknowns of the musical universe. He has performed widely across four continents and enjoys making music in all possible settings – as soloist, lied pianist, chamber musician, orchestra pianist, in contemporary music ensembles and folk…
Conductor Elisar Riddelin is one of the most exciting young talents around today. Riddelin has conducted orchestras in Finland, Sweden and Germany, including the Swedish and Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestras, Helsinki City Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Rheinland-Pfalz Philharmonia, Hoffer Filharmoniker, Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Opera Orchestra, Norrlands Opera Orchestra and…
Livia Schweizer is a flautist, improvisor, educator and artistic researcher based in Helsinki. She started to study flute at the Conservatory Mascagni of Livorno. Attracted by the Nordic cultures and by the Finnish musical scene, in 2012 Livia took part in the Erasmus program at the OAMK in Oulu, and…
Saara Särkimäki began her cello studies at the pulla-scented Western Helsinki Music Institute. From there her studies led her first to the Sibelius Academy and later, to complete a master’s degree at the Hochschule für Muik Saar under the tutelage of Gustav Rivinuk. She also spent the Academic year 2019-2020…
Violinist Philip Zuckerman has been praised by audiences and critics for his “enchanting tone,” “technical brilliance,” and “charisma” (Badische Zeitung). Philip is the 1st Concertmaster of Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and is in demand as guest concertmaster in major orchestras such as Gothenburg Symphony, Hamburg’s NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, London’s Royal Philharmonic…
Tarmo Järvilehto is a lecturer in piano performance at the Lahti Conservatory. He studied piano at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki as a student of Tapani Valsta. In 1988 he was awarded at the Maj Lind piano competition, and then named “Young Artist of the Year” by the city of Tampere…
Aku Sorensen is a Finnish-American conductor and violinist. Born in California and now working mainly in Finland, Sorensen has appeared with the Lapland Chamber Orchestra, the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jyväskylä Sinfonia, the Pori Sinfonietta, the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra and the Tapiola Symphony, among others. Sorensen has also served as…
