Vilma Tikkanen (born 2011) will start the fall term at the Norsen Secondary School in Helsinki, and enjoys taking care of her two cats at home and dancing. She studies violin at the Sibelius Academy's youth program under the guidance of Réka Szilvay. In addition, Vilma is a student at the String Academy in Porvoo, where she receives instruction from Janne Malmivaara and Elina Vähälä.
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Leea Mattila (born 2009) from Uurainen began playing the violin at the age of 4 at the Ala-Keitele Music Institute in Äänekoski. Her teacher was Niina Tuunainen until 2019. Since 2018, Leea has been a student at the Violin Academy under the guidance of Janne Malmivaara and Elina Vähälä. In the autumn of 2019, she moved to the Borgå Region Music Institute to study under Janne Malmivaara.
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Lilja Haatainen (b. 2011) began playing the violin at the age of 3 using the Suzuki method, and at the age of 6, she continued her studies at the Oulu Conservatory under Mervi Kyrki. Lilja’s family moved from Kempele to Porvoo to support her violin studies, and she currently studies at the Porvoo Region Music Institute with her teacher Janne Malmivaara.
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