Juuli Holma began playing the cello at the age of six in her hometown of Jyväskylä.
At 15, she was accepted into the Junior Department of the Sibelius Academy, where she had the opportunity to study under some of Finland’s leading teachers and perform alongside talented young musicians from across the country.

 

Chamber music soon became Holma’s greatest passion. She has performed in numerous permanent ensembles in Finland and abroad, including with the European Chamber Music Academy and in masterclasses taught by members of the Juilliard, Chilingirian, Fine Arts, and Alban Berg Quartets.

 

Holma has furthered her cello studies in Chicago under Wendy Warner, and in numerous masterclasses with renowned cellists such as Frans Helmerson, Torleif Thedéen, Gary Hoffman, and Bernard Greenhouse. In spring 2022, she focused on early music studies in Verona, and a year later graduated as a baroque cellist from Novia University of Applied Sciences in Pietarsaari. She has continued her baroque cello studies at the Vannes Early Music Institute with Bruno Cocset and Viola de Hoog.

 

After earning her Master of Music degree from the Sibelius Academy in 2012, Holma spent a year in Portugal working in Guimarães as part of its European Capital of Culture program. In 2013, she began working as Principal Cellist of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra, a position she still holds.

 

Holma has also performed with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, as well as served as guest principal cellist with the Tampere Philharmonic and Jyväskylä Sinfonia. Internationally, she has played with the Ludwigsburg Festival Orchestra in Germany and the Verbier Chamber Orchestra in Switzerland.

 

After nearly a decade of performing in duo and piano trio formations with her husband, violinist Juhana Inkinen, the couple founded the Kaamos Quartet in Rovaniemi in 2014. The quartet soon made its debut in London and launched its own concert series at the Rovaniemi Local Heritage Museum.

 

In 2017, Holma and Inkinen combined their passions for music and food by founding Soinillinen, a chamber music and gastronomy festival held in Soini, South Ostrobothnia.

 

Recent performances include baroque cello recitals at the BRQ Vantaa Festival, the Lapland Chamber Orchestra's recital series, and Soinillinen; a duo with violinist Ilya Gringolts performing Jörg Widmann; and a solo performance of Antonio Caldara's Cello Concerto at the Vaasa Baroque Festival.

 

In spring 2024, Holma performed the Finnish premieres of Szymon Laks’ Piano Quintet and Jerzy Fitelberg’s Nachtmusik "Fisches Nachtgesang” for clarinet, cello, and celesta. In autumn 2024, she will appear as soloist with the Lapland Chamber Orchestra in Frank Martin’s Ballade for cello and chamber orchestra.

 

Holma is also a sought-after pedagogue and has taught cello and chamber music at the Lapland Music Institute and in various locations across Finland.

 

She performs on a cello built by Giovanni Grancino in 1685.