The Kamus Quartet is one of the foremost Nordic ensembles and continues to delight audiences with a strong and distinctive voice.

Their packed concert diary has taken Quatuor Danel to all major concert stages worldwide, and over the past 30 years they have made a series of ground-breaking CD recordings.

GENERAL DIRECTOR OF THE FINNISH NATIONAL OPERA AND BALLET

Since January 2018, Gita Kadambi has served as the General Director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet.

Seen as the most promising young string quartet in the Netherlands, the Animato Quartet is known for its passionate, spontaneous playing and powerful on-stage presence.

CLARINET

Tuulia Ylönen is one of Finland’s top clarinetists, and she has performed as chamber musician in several festivals throughout Finland and in many European countries

The Lauttasaari Music Festival’s own string quartet, consisting of violinists Petteri Iivonen, Rebecca Roozeman, violist Eriikka Nylund, and cellist Marko Ylönen.

PIANO

Heini Kärkkäinen is versatile and prize-winning pianist. For example, she won the Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Competition in 1984.

CELLO

Cellist Marko Ylönen, who reached the finals of the Turku Cello Competitions at the age of fifteen, has played numerous roles throughout his career.

SOPRANO

Sonja Herranen is among the most promising young Finnish sopranos. Her noble and expansive voice has already received acclaim in many competitions and on various opera and concert stages.

VIOLIN

Silver Medalist and Special Prize winner at the 10th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, Petteri Iivonen holds the honor of becoming the second ever Finnish violinist to win a medal in the history of the competition.

VIOLA

Eriikka Nylund is an active orchestral and chamber musician who has performed at numerous festivals in the Nordic countries and around the world

PIANO

Juho Pohjonen is one of Finland's most esteemed pianists. He is one of the few Finnish musicians whose performances, both in chamber music and as a soloist, are heavily concentrated in the United States.

PIANO

Marko Hilpo is one of Finland's most versatile pianists, who also works as a conductor and arranger.

VIOLIN

Rebecca Roozeman is a prize-winning violinist whose soloist tours and chamber music concerts have taken her to different parts of the world.

MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE TERO SAARINEN COMPANY

Iiris Autio has worked as the Managing Director of the Tero Saarinen Company since 2001. She is known for her expertise in arts management, funding and cultural export.

GENERAL MANAGER OF THE FINNISH RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Maris Gothoni is a Finnish-Austrian figure in the music world and has served as the General Manager of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra since August 2024.

CEO OF THE FINNISH CULTURAL FOUNDATION

Ph.D. Susanna Pettersson is the CEO of the Finnish Cultural Foundation and an adjunct professor of museology at the University of Jyväskylä.

Siba Quartet consists of violinists Otto Antikainen and Aino Yamaguchi, violist Charlotta Westerback and cellist Iiris Piri.

VIOLA

Helsinki-based violist Charlotta Westerback studies at the Sibelius-Academy. She is an experienced chamber musician, who has performed at several Finnish chamber music festivals

SELLO

Cellist Iiris Piri studies at the Sibelius Academy under the guidance of Marko Ylönen. Previously, she studied in the youth program of the Sibelius Academy and at the Lahti Conservatory.

Marko Ahtisaari

VIOLIN

Violinist Otto Antikainen performs as both an orchestral soloist and a chamber musician. He has performed widely in Finland.

VIOLIN

Aino Yamaguchi has been playing the violin since a young age. She is studying at the Sibelius Academy and the Basel Music Academy.

NON-FICTION AUTHOR

Teppo Turkki is a non-fiction author, researcher, and expert in strategic foresight.