Lilja Haatainen
At 14 years old, Lilja Haatainen is already developing a reputation for her breathtaking sound and engaging stage presence. She has performed as a soloist with many of the Finnish orchestras such as Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Finnish Chamber Orchestra, Jyväskylä Sinfonia, Oulu Sinfonia, Espoo City Orchestra and Vaasa City Orchestra as well as in Germany with Jena Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor collaborations include Nicholas Collon, Dalia Stasevska, Kristian Sallinen and Rumon Gamba.
In the summer of 2025, Lilja performs both as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles at several music festivals in Finland including the Tammisaari Summer Festival. Next season she takes part in the International Chamber Music Festival in Utrecht at the invitation of Janine Jansen. She also makes her debuts with Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under Manfred Honeck as well as Pori Sinfonietta and Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra.
In the summer of 2025, Lilja performs both as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles at several music festivals in Finland including the Tammisaari Summer Festival. Next season she takes part in the International Chamber Music Festival in Utrecht at the invitation of Janine Jansen. She also makes her debuts with Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under Manfred Honeck as well as Pori Sinfonietta and Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra.
In the summer of 2025, Lilja performs both as a soloist and in chamber music ensembles at several music festivals in Finland including the Tammisaari Summer Festival. Next season she takes part in the International Chamber Music Festival in Utrecht at the invitation of Janine Jansen. She also makes her debuts with Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under Manfred Honeck as well as Pori Sinfonietta and Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra.
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In March 2025, Lilja was featured on the Dutch Classical TV programme, Podium Klassiek, as their ‘Young Hero’ where she was interviewed and performed Pablo de Sarasate’s Zapateado.
Lilja Haatainen made her concerto debut at the age of only eight, when she was chosen as a soloist for the Oulu Symphony Orchestra’s Young Soloists concert. In 2022, Lilja won the 10 – 12-year-old category of the national Jyväskylä Violin Competition and in the same year she successfully achieved 1st prize in the 9 – 13-year-old category of the Louis Spohr International Competition for Young Violinists in Germany.
Born in 2011, Lilja started playing the violin at the age of three. She studied at the Oulu Conservatory until 2022 when she moved to study with Janne Malmivaara. In addition, she is student of the Finland Violin Academy, a special education program for young talented violinists.
Lilja Haatainen’s violin studies are supported by Stretton Society, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, Pro Musica and the Wihuri Foundation in Finland.
