Anna-Riikka Santapukki is a Finnish harpsichordist living in Italy. She holds a master’s degree from Sibelius Academy, where she majored in music education and piano. She studied harpsichord in “Metropolia University of Applied Sciences” in Helsinki under the guidance of Assi Karttunen and Annamari Pölhö. Since graduating in 2012 she has pursued the study of harpsichord privately with Elisabeth Joyé in Paris and with Ketil Haugsand in Cologne. She performs both in Finland and in Italy as a soloist and an accompanist for ensembles and singers. She is also an experienced pedagogue, teaching both piano and the harpsichord, and conducting children’s choirs. Since 2010 Santapukki has been organizing the Piccola Accademia harpsichord master classes and summer concerts.
