Guest musician
Heini Kärkkäinen
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Heini Kärkkäinen studied piano at the Sibelius Academy under Professor Liisa Pohjola from 1984 to 1991 (Master of Music) and furthered her studies with Ralf Gothóni and Jacques Rouvier (Paris). She won the Ilmari Hannikainen Piano Competition in 1984 and placed second in the Maj Lind Piano Competition in 1986.
Kärkkäinen has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, and Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana. She also performs extensively across Europe and the United States as a chamber musician. She has premiered a significant amount of contemporary Finnish music and made several award-winning recordings.
In addition to her solo career, Heini Kärkkäinen has been a senior lecturer in piano at Tampere University of Applied Sciences since 2010 and will become a lecturer in 2024. Her teaching also includes chamber music and pedagogy.
Heini Kärkkäinen has appeared at numerous festivals, including Kuhmo Chamber Music, Oxford Music Festival, Holstebro International Music Festival, Pärnu Music Festival, Staunton Music Festival, Charleston Manor Festival, and Caceres Music Festival. She founded the international Tampere Chamber Music Festival in 2017. The festival combines art and science, music and dance, bringing together top international musicians and lecturers in an event that addresses holistic human well-being and the health benefits of music.
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