Riikka Repo

A Finnish violist based in Stockholm, Sweden. Born on December 28, 1981 in Åbo, Finland. Riikka Repo has been a member of The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe since 2017. As a passionate and sought-after chamber musician, she regularly collaborates with a range of formations, performing in international concert halls and festivals. Riikka was earlier Co-Principal Viola of Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester, a position she held from 2014 to 2020. Prior to this, she was a member of Kungliga Filharmonikerna from 2008-2013. When not appearing with the Swedish Radio earlier or the Chamber Orchestra of Europe now, Riikka performs with her quartet, the Vamlingbo Quartet, has regular invitations to play with various other ensembles and orchestras and is a recording artist for BIS. After graduating from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland following studies with Jouko Mansnerus, Riikka continued her education with David Takeno at The Guildhall School Of Music & Drama in London, United Kingdom and Lars Anders Tomter at the Edsberg Chamber Music Institute in Denmark. Riikka Repo has earlier played on and performed with a viola built by Leonhard Maussiel in 1722. In 2022, she will perform with a Giovanni Paolo Maggini viola from 1590.