Award winning Norwegian cellist Amalie Stalheim performs actively as a soloist with orchestras and as a chamber musician.

Estonian conductor, violinist and violist Andres Kaljuste has a career as a performing musician and in addition he holds the position of Creative Director of Classical Studies at the Tallinn School of Music and Ballet.

Violinist Anna-Liisa Bezrodny is a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician performing all over the world, receiving praising reviews for her performances.

Violinist Antti Tikkanen performs as a chamber musician and soloist and works as a teacher. He is a member of the internationally acclaimed string quartet Meta4.

Ari-Pekka Mäenpää has been a member of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001, initially as a percussionist and later as Principal Timpanist. He also teaches percussion at the Arts Academy of Turku University of Applied Sciences and at the Turku Conservatory.

Arto Noras is a contemporary giant of cello art. After studying under Yrjö Selin at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and Paul Tortelier in Paris, his success at the 1966 Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition marked the start of a notable international career.

Violist Atte Kilpeläinen is a member of the string quartet Meta4 and the principal viola of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

Leading Irish pianist Barry Douglas has enjoyed a long and successful international career, performing as a soloist with all major orchestras and remaining popular as a recitalist and chamber musician. performing as a soloist with all major orchestras and remaining popular as a recitalist and chamber musician.

French horn player Benoît de Barsony from France is currently principal at the Orchestre de Paris.

Violinist Christian Altenburger has served as a professor at the Vienna University of Music since 2001. He has performed extensively as a soloist with some of the world’s most important orchestras, and is also active as a chamber musician.

Elina Vähälä is among the most sought-after Finnish violinists in the international music scene. Her sound and virtuosity win praise from music critics around the world and her playing has been praised as dazzling, sensitive and brilliant.

Emma Salokoski is a singer, songwriter and lyricist who was named the Female Solo Artist of the Year at Emma Gaala in 2006 and whose album “Kaksi mannerta” has sold gold.

Hannu Kiiski is one of Finland’s most highly esteemed cello teachers. He has taught cello at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki since 1977, serving as a lecturer in cello music since 1995 and raising nearly ten generations of Finnish musicians.

German Hartmut Höll is a legendary lied-pianist who in addition has done a remarkable career as a teacher.

Helena Juntunen is one of Finland’s most dazzling sopranos to have established an international career.

Young Korean violinist Inmo Yang is the first prize winner of the 2022 Jean Sibelius Violin Competition and has charmed the audiences of cities such as Helsinki, New York and Tokyo.

Estonian pianist and cembalist Irina Zahharenkova is one of the most outstanding keyboard performers in the world.

Bassoonist Jaakko Luoma is an award-winning musician who has performed as a soloist all over Finland and Europe. He is also a regular guest at several chamber music festivals.

Jan Söderblom’s multidimensional work as a conductor, concertmaster, soloist and chamber musician is guided above all by the exploration of possibilities.

John Storgårds is one of Finland’s most internationally renowned and successful conductors. He has been appointed as the chief conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for the 2023–2026

Pianist Joonas Pohjonen won the Maj Lind Piano Competition in 1997. He has performed in Finland as a soloist with several orchestras and given recitals in Finland and abroad.

Saxophonist Jukka Perko first made a name for himself in the world of jazz at the Pori Jazz Festival when he was just a teenager.

The Turku-based chamber choir Key Ensemble is one of the few Finnish professional choirs. Founded in 2005, the choir has become a leading influence on vocal music in the Turku region and more widely in Finland.

Actor Lauri Tilkanen is known for his numerous roles in film and television. He will perform at the Naantali Music Festival on 8.6.2023 at the “Sibelius and the Sounds of the Nature” concert.

Marzi Nyman is a versatile musician who has played on more than forty albums. He has also done a lot of work for television and film.

Founded in 2001, Meta4 is one of Finland’s most successful string quartets. Its international career began with victory at the 2004 Dmitri Shostakovich Competition in Moscow.

Miika Hartikainen has been cantor of Naantali parish since the year 2000.

Pianist Mikael Kemppainen has won numerous awards in piano and chamber music competitions, including First Prize at the 2001 Jyväskylä Piano Competition. He has thereafter served as a soloist with several orchestras and at festivals.

Violinist Minna Pensola is known as an intense performer, an inspiring orchestra leader and a soloist who puts her soul into the music. As an inspiring and enthusiastic fellow musician and teacher, she is a regular guest at many international chamber music festivals.

Paavali Jumppanen is one of the most active and internationally successful Finnish pianists of his generation.

The career of Ralf Gothóni as a pianist, chamber musician and conductor has taken him around the entire globe. He is renowned as a musician who stresses a comprehensive approach to his craft. Gothóni has premiered more than a dozen piano concertos and worked with more than 100 international recording labels.

Japanese oboist Takuya Takashima has worked at the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra since 2001, where he is currently the principal oboe.

Horn artist Tanja Nisonen is a member of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and currently serves as Principal of its horn section. She has pursued an international career in this role, serving in such ensembles as the Swedish Radio and Las Palmas Symphony Orchestras. She is also an active chamber musician.

The Aboa Quartet began its activities in 1986 as a member of the Turku Ensemble Chamber Music Association.

The Lahti Symphony Orchestra is a Finnish local and international orchestra that is both mindful of tradition and fond of novelty. Its operations revolve around a broad and varied series of symphony concerts, complemented by high-quality light music events. One important emphasis is on activities aimed at children and young adults in the Lahti region.

Conductor and cellist Tomas Djupsjöbacka is known as a versatile musician with a background in chamber music.

Soprano Tuuli Lindeberg is known especially as a performer of baroque and contemporary vocal music. She regularly sings with some of the best orchestras and chamber music ensembles in Finland.

Percussionist Virva Kuusi has been the principal percussionist of the Finnish National Opera since 2015.

Yajie Zhang The young mezzo-soprano Yajie Zhang has been praised by the critics with her “colourful timbre, flawless voice, and remarkable receptivity – a voice that is something to look out for.” (Operawire).

Violist Yuval Gotlibovich is a performer, composer and teacher, whose recordings have received numerous prices.