Teuvo Taimioja – Guitarist

Teuvo Taimioja is a multifaceted guitarist, who wants to explore musical surfaces and possibilities in different styles.

Taimioja has played concerts in events such as Musica Nova, Luosto Soi, Pauhu, Norpas, WhatEverWorks-festival, Tampering Festival, Joutsentanssi, Oulu’s Guitar Festival, Joensuun kitarakevät, KitaraNova-festival and UNM-festival, the last of which the Finnish National Broadcasting Company recorded. He is the founder and one of the artistic directors of the KitaraNova-festival and serves as the Vice President of Kitara Nova ry.

In 2022, Taimioja’s exceptional talent was recognized with a third prize at the North East Scotland classical guitar music award competition. In 2019, he was not just a participant, but the audience’s favorite at Tampere’s guitar competition. The Martin Wegelius foundation, in 2023, bestowed upon him a recognition award, a testament to his outstanding contributions to the world of music. SKR, Taike and MES have also supported his artistic work. Beyond his concert performances, Taimioja shares his knowledge and passion for music as a teacher at Luoteis-Helsingin musiikkiopisto.

He has also had the privilege of performing world premieres of pieces from renowned composers such as Robert Ruohola, Rolf Gustavason, Sophia Chambon, Joel Verner, Pekka Koivisto, Leevi Räsänen, Stephen James Webb, and Joachim Schneider. In addition to his musical pursuits, Taimioja finds joy in simple pleasures like a good cup of coffee, the company of dogs, and a challenging game of chess.