Anni Kuusimäki

Anni Kuusimäki

Anni Kuusimäki graduated with distinction in the harp at the Sibelius Academy under Willy Postman in 1996 and gave her first concert in the Soiva Akatemia series of concerts in 1997. Kuusimäki has been leader of the harp section with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra since 1999. From 1993 to 1999 she was second principal harp in the orchestra of the Finnish National Opera. She has also played with the Tampere Philharmonic and the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. Kuusimäki has also taught at the Sibelius Academy and the Helsinki Conservatory and organised summer courses for young harpists. Besides giving performances as a soloist and chamber musician (at Kuhmo and the Lieksa Brass Week, for example), Anni Kuusimäki has commissioned and premiered new solo works and arranged song accompaniments and Finnish piano music for the harp. She also plays the kantele and the Celtic Harp.

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