Elmeri Utriainen (b. 2007) began his piano studies at Music Institute Juvenalia in 2014 under the guidance of Outi Vainiomäki. Since 2022, his teacher has been Kari Tikkala. At the music institute, Elmeri is currently finalizing his advanced studies within the advanced syllabus for basic education in music. Since autumn 2024, Elmeri has also been studying at the Youth Piano Academy.

Already in middle school, Elmeri was in a music-oriented class, and he is now in his second year at Tapiola Music High School. Elmeri was awarded a prize in Category II of the Tapiola Piano Competition in 2021. He considers his performance at the Young Chopin event in Helsinki in 2022 to have been a significant milestone for him. Additionally, Elmeri has performed on the piano and keyboard with the orchestras of Juvenalia and Tapiola Music High School, as well as with the Juvenalia Big Rock Band. Elmeri has participated in masterclasses by Konstantin Bogino and Antti Hotti, and has received private tuition from Katarina Nummi-Kuisma.

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