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On this page you will find the latest news from the Instrument Academies.

Instrument Academies concert at Kauniainen Music Festival on 2 November

The concert programme features chamber music and solo pieces. During the concert, Erkki Liikanen will interview the young performers and conductor Susanna Mälkki.

Woodwind Academy accepted as new member of Instrument Academies Association - teaching set to begin in February 2026

From autumn 2025, young flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon players can apply to the Woodwind Academy.

Lilja Haatainen. Photo: Jani Telatie / Instrument Academies Association

International management company HarrisonParrott to represent Lilja Haatainen

Fourteen-year-old Haatainen studies the violin with Janne Malmivaara at the String Academy and the Porvoo Region Music Institute.

Violinist Julia Fischer to teach String Academy students in Porvoo on 25 February 2025 - Sign up to listen to the masterclass

One of the world's leading violinists, Julia Fischer, will hold a masterclass for students of the Finnish String Academy preparing for the national Juhani Heinonen Violin Competition.

The Board of Trustees elected in December 2024: Erkki Liikanen, Anni Pokki, Tuula Sarotie, Janne Malmivaara and Tanja Nisonen. Photo by Jani Telatie

Tuula Sarotie and Erkki Liikanen elected as new members to the board of trustees of the Instrument Academies Association

Janne Malmivaara, Tanja Nisonen and Anni Pokki remain on the board. In addition, a steering group appointed by the Finnish Cultural Foundation has started its work.

The performers of the launch event. Photo: Jani Telatie

Young musicians were celebrated at the launch of the Instrument Academies

The event took place at the Helsinki Music Centre on 17 December 2024 and consisted of a panel discussion and a concert.

From the Instrument Academies to the top - panel discussion and concert at Musiikkitalo on 17 December

The launch event will feature a concert by students from the Instrument Academies and a panel discussion with Esa-Pekka Salonen and Susanna Pettersson, among others. Advance registration is required to attend the event.

Ninni Sulva-Vakkilainen has been elected Executive Director of the Instrument Academies Association

The Executive Director is responsible for the financial and organisational development of the Instrument Academies. Sulva-Vakkilainen will work in close cooperation with the three member associations, the String Academy, the Youth Piano Academy Finland and the Brass Academy.

Finnish Cultural Foundation and Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation support the Instrument Academies with €2.5 million

The four-year support from the foundations will enable the String Academy, the Youth Piano Academy Finland and the Brass Academy to develop their activities in the longer term.