Heikki Takkula
Heikki Takkula graduated from Sibelius Academy in Helsinki year 2011 with top honors. Later on he continued his studies in Denmark and played his debut concert spring 2015.
Heikki has been studying also in Milano and Tel Aviv and has taken part to several master classes with many famous cellists, Gary Hoffman, Frans Helmersson, Bernard Greenhouse, Philippe Müller among others.
Year 2012 Heikki played for millions of TV spectators at the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan.
Heikki Takkula plays a cello from Cremona 1830.
Meet the ensemble
Julija Skipore (b. 1985) is a classically educated accordionist, graduated at The Jāzeps Vītols Academy of Music in Riga (Latvia) and The Syddansk Musikkonservatorium.
accordion and management
Ivaylo Dechkoff (born 1973) graduated at the Music Academy in Sofia (Bulgaria) and the University Mozarteum in Salzburg (Austria)
violin and PR
Aistė Juodagalvytė (b.1982, in Vilnius) has studied in M.K.Čiurlionis school of art and Lithuania Music and Theater academy. She has finished her master degree and solo class degree in Odense, Denmark with professor Arne Balk-Møller.
violin
5 years of studies at the Music Academy in Gdansk and graduated with master. Graduated at the Conservatory in Malmö in Rafael Altino’s class.
viola
Since 2011 Toms Timofejevs is working as principal assistant double bass in Odense Symphony orchestra. Before he had worked in The Latvian National Symphony orchestra, Sonderjylland’s Symphony orchestra and Danish Royal Opera orchestra.
double bass
