Lunchtime Recital - Abel Puustinen (violin) and Maria Kustas (piano)

Presented by the Royal College of Music

Despite his relatively young age, Finnish violinist Abel Puustinen has given numerous concerts throughout Europe and Japan. In addition to being a soloist, Abel is a keen chamber and orchestral musician.

Before moving to London to study with Jan Repko at the Royal College of Music, London, he studied in Finland at the Sibelius Academy with violinists Antti Tikkanen and Laura Vikman. Abel has played as a soloist with many orchestras including the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. He has also participated in masterclasses given by Ilya Grubert, Hagai Shaham, Mihaela Martin, Elina Vähälä and Ana Chumachenco. Lauri Untamala, Géza Szilvay, Paavo Pohjola and Marko Ylönen have been instrumental in Abel’s professional musical career.

Abel plays on a Camillo Camilli violin generously loaned by the Royal College of Music.

Abel is gratefully supported in his studies by The Finnish Cultural Foundation and The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation.