Petri Kumela

Petri Kumela is a Finnish classical guitarist, chamber musician and teacher at the Sibelius Academy. He is equally at home performing early music on period instruments and working with contemporary composers, and has premiered several guitar concertos written for him. Kumela has performed extensively across Europe, Asia and the Americas, appearing as an orchestral soloist with ensembles including the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Tapiola Sinfonietta. He has received the Classical Emma Award and served as Artistic Director of several concert series and festivals.