Tero Latvala

Former guest concertmaster of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish National Opera, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne,Tapiola Sinfonietta, Tampere Philharmonic, Sinfonia Lahti, Turku Philharmonic and Lappeenranta City Orchestra, he is now the concertmaster of the Lohja City Orchestra. 

Tero Latvala began playing the violin at the age of 7 and studied at the Sibelius-Academy with Leena Siukonen-Penttilä, Ari Angervo, Aleksander Vinnitsky and Tuomas Haapanen. He has gained extensive experience as a concertmaster, working regularly with renowned orchestras around the world. He has also gained recognition as an experienced soloist and chamber musician, and has performed in Finland and abroad in different chamber formations. 

Tero Latvala's career as a violin teacher began as an instructor at the Sibelius Academy in 2005. Currently, Latvala is a full-time lecturer in violin and orchestral training at the University of the Arts, Helsinki.  In addition, he works as a violin mentor together with Jukka-Pekka Saraste for the Jean Sibelius Youth Orchestra, the Finnish Chamber Youth Academy and the Lead! Foundation Academy.