The kantele musician/artist Vilma Timonen is a lecturer of folk music in Sibelius Academy. She has worked in various musical settings and has been one of the pioneers to use the traditional finnish instrument kantele in different ways. She was one of the first kantele artists to play the electric kantele and has especially focused on developing the role of the kantele as a diverse band instrument. Vilma Timonen has given concerts in Spain, Venezuela, Columbia, the U:S:A., Japan, Portugal, Zambia and Tanzania and has had a comprehensive career as a kantele musician in dance and theatre productions.
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Future performances:
Vilma Timonen Quartet:
5.7. Sommelo Festival, Kuhmo
7.7. Sommelo Festival, Uhtua, Russia
23.8. Pori Folk