photo: Jani Rajaniemi
I am Knuut Nissinen, a Finnish violin artist. I perform classical violin music solo and in various ensembles across the Nordics and Europe.. My approach to music is both powerful and sensitive.
Experience
Among more than a hundred clients, for example, the following have placed their trust in me
- Hotel St. George Helsinki
- Stockmann Helsinki
- Søstrene Grene
- Svenska Klubben i Helsingfors
- Grand Hotel Tammer
- Alpa
- Elisa
- Aran Islands Hotel (Ireland)
- numerous private individuals, families and groups
Concerts
Examples of recent concerts and other performances
- Performances of the chamber version of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in Finland, Sweden and Ireland
- Recital at the Aberystwyth MusicFest in Wales
- Kuhmo Chamber Music 2026 (Mozart: Piano Quartet K.493, pianist Marianna Shirinyan et al.)
- Short documentary Mellan dröm och verklighet (Yle Areena)
- Violin soloist with the Candomino Choir at the House of Nobility in Helsinki (P. Vasks: Plainscapes)
- Tour with Schubert’s String Quintet in hospitals, shelters and public concert venues
- Concerts in the Hanko soi concert series in Hanko in various chamber music ensembles
- Substitute performances with, among others, the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
- Irish Chamber Orchestra Academy concert in Limerick, Ireland
Education
- I have finished my Master’s studies in violin performance and chamber music at Edsberg Manor, the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.
- I graduated as a musician with the highest grades from Tampere University of Applied Sciences in 2023 and from Tampere Conservatoire in 2016.
- I have also studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music and privately in Oslo. My teachers have included, among others, Karin Hellqvist, Henning Kraggerud and Sigyn Fossnes.