Julia Elomaa began her piano studies at the Turku Conservatory in 2013, under the guidance of Jaana Luuppala. She received her diploma for advanced studies in the spring of 2021 and was accepted into the Young Piano Academy in the summer of 2021.
Julia has participated in numerous masterclasses, including those led by Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Henri Sigfridsson, Tony Yike Yang, Severin von Eckardstein, Mackenzie Melemed, and Matti Raekallio. In addition to the periods at the Young Piano Academy, Julia has attended masterclasses organized by the Nurmes Summer Academy, Raudaskylän Soiva Kesä, and Palazzo Ricci.
Julia has performed as a soloist with the Aura Symphony Orchestra and the Camerata Vihti Orchestra. In the summer of 2024, Julia performed at the Riihimäki Summer Concerts and the Mänttä Music Festival's "Young Artists" concert. Besides these, she has performed at numerous other events and concerts across Finland.
She has been awarded in the Pianoaura Competition in Turku in 2016, 2019, and 2023, the Steinway Piano Competition in Helsinki in 2016, the Stockholm International Music Competition in 2017, the International Tapiola Piano Competition in 2019, the Canadian Young Pianists Festival in 2021, the Ilmari Hannikainen Chamber Music Competition in 2023, the WPTA Finland Piano Competition in 2024, the International Debussy Music Competition in 2024, and the Leevi Madetoja Piano Competition in 2025. Additionally, Julia received an honorable mention at the Nordic Junior Piano Competition in Sweden in 2023 for her interpretation of Matthew Whittall's piece "A Noiseless Patient Spider."
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