Leevi Pelli (born 2008) started playing the cello at the age of 5 at the Käpylä Music Institute under the lead of Anja Maja. Later, his teacher at Käpylä was also Tiia Ignatius. Currently, Leevi studies at the Youth School of the Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts, under Joona Pulkkinen. He has been studying at the Cello Academy since 2020. In the 2021 Porvoo Cello Competition, he reached the finals and was awarded the audience's favorite prize. Leevi's music studies have been supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.