Veli Kujala

Accordion, Microtone Accordion

Kujala, born in 1976 in Alahärmä, Finland, studied music with a focus on composition at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where he completed his doctorate in 2010. He lives in Helsinki.
Kujala has received many awards both as a composer and as a performer of contemporary music. He is a co-developer of the quarter-tone accordion. Since the beginning of his career as an accordionist, he has performed internationally as a soloist, in small ensembles and in orchestras. He is head of the accordion class at the Sibelius Academy. Frequent performances as a soloist, with contemporary musicians, in renowned orchestras.
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Photo: Cristina Marx