Peter Lönnqvist

Finnish pianist Peter Lönnqvist (b.1965) studied the piano at the Päijät-Häme Conservatory under Rauno Jussila and at the Sibelius Academy under Jussi Siirala. He graduated with a master's degree in 1990. Internationally he has studied in Paris and at the Munich College of Music, where he graduated from the master's degree class in 1992. Peter Lönnqvist performed as a soloist with orchestra for the first time in 1982, and appeared at the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra's Young Soloists concert in 1983. Since then he has appeared widely in Finland both as a soloist with orchestra and as a chamber musician and Lied pianist. The festivals at which he has performed include the Helsinki Festival, Järvenpää Sibelius Festival (with the world première of Sibelius's Ljunga Wirginia in September 2002) and the Lahti International Sibelius Festival. Peter Lönnqvist has appeared in Germany, Poland, Estonia and Russia. He currently teaches at the Lahti Conservatory, and also regularly teaches piano duos; he often prepares arrangements for one or two pianos.