
TUOMAS LEHTO
CELLIST

ABOUT
Tuomas Lehto performs internationally both as a soloist and chamber musician and he can also be heard at many festivals. Lehto holds the position of 1. principal cellist with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, he is a member of the New Helsinki Quartet and the Total Cello Ensemble, as well as being the artistic director of the KuruFest festival. Together with the cellist Tuomas Ylinen they founded Cello Academy to provide additional learning opportunities for young cellists.
Tuomas Lehto began his cello studies at the age of three with Anja Maja. In 2000 he continued his studies at the Sibelius-Academy, first with Hannu Kiiski and later with Marko Ylönen and Jan-Erik Gustafsson. During the year 2007-2008 Lehto studied in Stockholm with Torleif Thedéen. In addition he has studied conducting under the guidance of Jorma Panula.
Lehto has made radio recordings for the Finnish Broadcasting Company and has recorded frequently as a soloist and as a member of various ensembles. In addition he has premiered a number of works including Ville Matvejeff's cello concerto. He is a prizewinner of the Turku Cello Competition in 2006.

CONCERTS
TURKU
Apr 14 and 15, 2023
Suomalainen Pohja
Kokkivierailu: Markus Aremo vierailee Suomalaisella Pohjalla mukanaan huippusellisti Tuomas Lehto
https://ravintolasuomalainenpohja.fi/menut/sellisti-ja-kokki-14-15-4-2023
HELSINKI
Apr 20, 2023 at 19:00
Sibelius-Akatemian Kamariorkesteri
Mozart, Britten, Grieg
Julie Svacinova, alttoviulu
Tuomas Lehto, kapellimestari
https://www.uniarts.fi/tapahtumat/sibelius-akatemian-kamariorkesteri-tuomas-lehto/
HELSINKI
May 4, 2023 at 18:00
Kuhmon kamarimusiikin kevätkonsertti Helsingissä
Tarkiainen, Kodály, Kaipainen, Murphy,
Sibelius, Kärki
Minna Pensola, viulu
Antti Tikkanen, viulu
Heini Kärkkäinen, piano
Tuomas Lehto, sello