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Katri Mettänen (born 2008) started her violin studies at the Helsinki Conservatory at the age of 8 under the guidance of Tapio Tuovila. Since 2022, her teacher has been Janne Malmivaara. Katri has been involved with the Violin Academy since the spring of 2024.
In addition, Katri has participated in numerous masterclasses, including Raudaskylä’s Soiva Kesä, the Joutsenon Course, and the Naantali Music Festival course.
Vilma Tikkanen (born 2011) will start the fall term at the Norsen Secondary School in Helsinki, and enjoys taking care of her two cats at home and dancing. She studies violin at the Sibelius Academy's youth program under the guidance of Réka Szilvay. In addition, Vilma is a student at the String Academy in Porvoo, where she receives instruction from Janne Malmivaara and Elina Vähälä.
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Leea Mattila (born 2009) from Uurainen began playing the violin at the age of 4 at the Ala-Keitele Music Institute in Äänekoski. Her teacher was Niina Tuunainen until 2019. Since 2018, Leea has been a student at the Violin Academy under the guidance of Janne Malmivaara and Elina Vähälä. In the autumn of 2019, she moved to the Borgå Region Music Institute to study under Janne Malmivaara.
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Onni Kunnola (b. 2001) began his violin studies at the age of 8 at the Arkipelag Music Institute. In 2016, he moved to the Helsinki Conservatory to study under Janne Malmivaara. Since 2020, he has been studying at the University of the Arts Helsinki, Sibelius Academy, under the guidance of Pekka Kauppinen. Onni has also received additional instruction at the Violin Academy from Janne Malmivaara and Elina Vähälä, as well as from other masterclasses.
Lilja Haatainen (b. 2011) began playing the violin at the age of 3 using the Suzuki method, and at the age of 6, she continued her studies at the Oulu Conservatory under Mervi Kyrki. Lilja’s family moved from Kempele to Porvoo to support her violin studies, and she currently studies at the Porvoo Region Music Institute with her teacher Janne Malmivaara.
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Rebekka Aaltola (b. 2005) began her studies at the age of 4 at the Pirkanmaa Music Institute under the guidance of Reetta Sipilä and continued her education at the Tampere Conservatory, where her teacher was Silva Koskela. Since the fall of 2021, she has been studying at the Youth Education Program of the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki under the guidance of Pekka Kauppinen. Additionally, since the fall of 2022, she has been studying at the Violin Academy.