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Tatu Kauppinen
born in 2000, is among the most distinguished Finnish cellists of his generation. He currently lives in Berlin, where he has been based since 2022. That same year, he won First Prize, the Audience Prize, and the Special Prize for the Best Interpretation of the Commissioned Work at the Turku Cello Competition in Finland. This success marked the beginning of his solo career, and he has since appeared as a soloist with various Finnish orchestras.
Kauppinen made his international solo debut in November 2022 with the Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock. Two years later, he made his debut at the Berliner Philharmonie, performing the Cello Concerto by Friedrich Gulda with the orchestra of the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker. He has also appeared as a soloist with the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, the Joensuu City Orchestra, the Lappeenranta City Orchestra, and others.
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A passionate chamber musician from an early age, Kauppinen has performed at numerous European music festivals, including Kuhmo Chamber Music, Festival de Pâques Aix-en-Provence, Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg, Purbeck International Chamber Music Festival, and Krzyzowa Music. Since 2022, he has performed regularly with Danish pianist David Munk-Nielsen, with whom he has performed throughout Finland, Denmark, and Germany. In the summer of 2025, he traveled to China on a concert tour with cellist Senja Rummukainen. His artistic collaborations include performances with Johannes Meissl, Sibylle Mahni, Gilbert Kalish, Nils Mönkemeyer, and Paavali Jumppanen.
Kauppinen began studying the cello at the age of seven at the Central Helsinki Music Institute. In 2014, he continued his education in the Junior Department of the Sibelius Academy, where he later completed his Bachelor’s degree in 2022 under Marko Ylönen. He is currently pursuing further studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock with Prof. Natalie Clein. From 2023 to 2025, he was a scholarship holder of the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker, where he studied under Martin Löhr. Alongside the Berliner Philharmoniker, his other orchestra work includes substitute appearances with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, occasionally also serving as principal cellist.
Tatu Kauppinen performs on a cello made by Pierre & Hippolyte Silvestre (1838), generously loaned by a private patron. His studies and artistic career have been supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, Pro Musica Foundation of Finland, Wegelius Foundation, and the Deutsche Orchesterstiftung.
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