KARTTUNEN, ANSSI (), cellist.
Karttunen studied at the Sibelius Academy with Erkki Rautio and at age seventeen went to London to study with William Pleeth and Jacqueline du Pré. Later study took him to the Netherlands and to Paris. He is a member of the Toimii! Ensemble (see TOIMII! ENSEMBLE) that includes Esa-Pekka Salonen (see SALONEN, ESA-PEKKA) and Magnus Lindberg (see LINDBERG, MAGNUS). The ensemble performs only once a year. Karttunen is currently artistic director of the Avanti! Chamber...