Born: Helsinki, Finland
Education: first cello lessons at age six; studies at the Sibelius Academy (Helsinki), Folkwang University of the Arts (Essen), Norwegian Academy of Music (Oslo) with Truls Mørk and the University of the Arts (Berlin)
Breakthrough: 2024–2025 season: debut at the BBC Proms and Osterfestspiele Salzburg
Guest appearances: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orquestra Filarmónica de Bogotá, Cleveland Orchestra
Chamber music: with Ilya Gringolts, Augustin Hadelich, Janine Jansen
Instrument: David Tecchler (1707), on loan from the Finnish Cultural Foundation
Debut Rotterdam Philharmonic: 2026