Ilmo Ranta

Piano

Ilmo Ranta is one of Finland’s leading lied pianists. He has performed in solo and chamber music concerts and as a soloist with orchestras in Finland. As a lied pianist, he has maintained long-standing collaborations with singers including Karita Mattila, Jorma Hynninen, Monica Groop and Petteri Salomaa, and has performed with singers in several European countries and in the United States.

Ranta has also performed as a chamber musician, including with Trio Tapiola, and has premiered several works by Finnish composers. He studied at the Sibelius Academy under Liisa Pohjola and continued his studies in Munich with Klaus Schilde. Ranta teaches piano and chamber music at the Sibelius Academy.