Sauli Aaltonen (b. 2009) began his piano studies at the age of five. He is currently a student of Annika Hautamäki-Hänninen at the Tampere Conservatory. He also receives lessons from Teppo Koivisto.
Sauli has received awards in the following piano competitions: the International Tapiola Piano Competition (2023, 2021), the Pianoaura Piano Competition (2023), the Leevi Madetoja Piano Competition (2025, 2022), and the Pirkanmaa Piano Competition (2020, 2018).
In 2022, Sauli was awarded a scholarship from the Pro Musica Foundation. In spring 2023, he was selected as a student of the Youth Piano Academy Finland. Sauli has performed at the Riihimäki Summer Concerts Festival and the Mänttä Music Festival. He has also performed with the Symphony Orchestra Vivo and the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra.
(Photo © Ville Lehvonen)