The cellist Liina Leijala was born in 1984 in Keuruu, Finland. She studied at the Sibelius Academy with Heikki Rautasalo and Marko Ylönen, as well as at the Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid, with Ralf Gothoni. In the spring of 2012, she finished her Master studies at the Sibelius Academy with the highest grades. In addition, she completed her postgraduate studies at the University of Music and Dramatic Art in Vienna.

Currently, Leijala is a violoncello teacher at the Wiener Musikakademie and at the Barenboim-Said Foundation. She is a cellist in Trio Global.

Liina Leijala has been a finalist in the EBU Young Soloist Competition and winner of numerous international competitions, such as International Gaetano Zinetti Competition and Majano Chamber Music Competition. Leijala’s Gironcoli Cuarteto won the International Chamber Music Competition in Bled, in 2013. She has also worked with the Barbirolli Quartet in London.

She is nominated for the «Young Talents» concert series at the Musikverein in Vienna, where she debuted at the opening concert of the 2013 season. She has performed as a soloist throughout Europe, Asia and the United States.

He has performed as a soloist cellist at the Orchestra Academy of Vienna Philharmonic, 2009-2011. He has also collaborated with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and often performs with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists Chamber Orchestra. He is a member of the Verbier Festival Orchestra. The spring of 2013 is chosen by the European The Systema, a project of the Konzerthaus in Vienna.

Pianist and orchestra conductor Ralf Gothoni and pianist Ferenc Rados have been outstanding references for her. Leijala has the support of the Wihuri Foundation, Wegelius Foundation and Pro Musica Foundation.

The instrument of Liina Leijala is a Vincenzo Postiglione of 1896, by which Leijala shows her thanks to the Finnish Culture Foundation.

La violonchelista Liina Leijala nace en 1984 en Keuruu, Finlandia. Estudia en la Academia Sibelius con Heikki Rautasalo y Marko Ylönen, así como en la Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía de Madrid, con Ralf Gothoni. En primavera de 2012 termina sus estudios de Master en la Academia Sibelius con las más altas calificaciones. Además, ha completado sus estudios de postgrado en la Universidad de Música y Arte Dramático de Viena.

En la actualidad, Leijala es profesora de violonchelo en la Wiener Musikakademie ya la Fundación Barenboim-Said. Es violonchelista en Trio Global.

Liina Leijala ha sido finalista en el EBU Young Soloist Competition y ganadora de numerosos concursos internacionales, como International Gaetano Zinetti Competition y Majano Chamber Music Competition. El Gironcoli Cuarteto de Leijala gana el International Chamber Music Competition en Bled, en 2013. Además, ha trabajado con Barbirolli Quartet en Londres.

Es nominada para las series de conciertos de “Jóvenes Talentos” en la Musikverein de Viena, donde debuta en el concierto de apertura de la temporada 2013. Ha actuado como solista por toda Europa, Asia y Estados Unidos.

Ha actuado como violonchelista solista en la Orchestra Academy of Vienna Philharmonic, 2009-2011. También ha colaborado con la Mahler Chamber Orchestra y actúa a menudo con la Orquesta de Cámara Salzburg Chamber Soloists. Es miembro de la Verbier Festival Orchestra. La primavera de 2013 es elegida por el European El Systema, proyecto de la Konzerthaus de Viena.

Referentes destacados para ella han sido el pianista y director de orquesta Ralf Gothoni y el pianista Ferenc Rados. Leijala cuenta con el apoyo de la Wihuri Foundation, Wegelius Foundation y Pro Musica Foundation.

El instrumento de Liina Leijala es un Vincenzo Postiglione de 1896, por el que Leijala muestra sus agradecimientos a la Finnish Culture Foundation.