Kreeta‑Julia Heikkilä is a versatile, energetic and dynamic violinist who is highly sought after internationally as a concertmaster, soloist and chamber musician.

In addition to Finland, Heikkilä has performed as a chamber musician and soloist at several international festivals in Europe, South Korea, America and Russia. As an iPalpiti Artist alumna and chamber orchestra member, she has performed on stages such as Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles.

Kreeta‑Julia has performed as a soloist with, among others, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia Lahti, Oulu Symphony Orchestra, the Vaasa, Lappeenranta and Kuopio city orchestras, as well as the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Chamber Orchestra, Helsinki Sinfonietta, the Danish Chamber Orchestra and the Nordea Jean Sibelius Orchestra. In 2022, Heikkilä made her debut at Helsinki Music Centre as a soloist with the European Union Youth Orchestra.

In addition to international radio appearances, Heikkilä also performs as guest soloist and concertmaster on Rufus Wainwright’s albums Prima Donna and Take All My Loves – 9 Shakespeare Sonnets, released by Deutsche Grammophon, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London. She also collaborates with composers such as Aki Yli‑Salomäki, Mari Sainio and Peter Morrison.

Heikkilä has been permanent concertmaster of the Vaasa City Orchestra (2012), the Danish Radio Chamber Orchestra (2013–present) and the Oulu Symphony Orchestra (2015). In addition to Finnish orchestras, she has also appeared with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London, the Norwegian and Arctic Opera Orchestras, the Stavanger and Trondheim Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Malmö Opera Orchestra. Since 2024, she has been second concertmaster of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

In addition to her concert activities, she strives to develop classical music culture by being co‑artistic director and violinist of the Helsinki Chamber Music Festival, which she founded in 2017. She also continues for the ninth year as artistic director of Minimalia, a concert series of minimalist music. As a member of the piano trio Teos, together with cellist Jaani Helander and pianist Jaan Ots, she performs regularly and has premiered works such as Peter Morrison’s politically charged Tunneled Visions.

Kreeta‑Julia has taught chamber music and violin at the Sibelius Academy since 2019. As a passionate teacher, she also gives violin masterclasses in Raudaskylä and Joutseno during the summers. Heikkilä began playing the violin at the age of five as a student of Geza Szilvay at the East Helsinki Music Institute.

She then studied at the Sibelius Academy with Tuomas Haapanen, Mi‑kyung Lee, Päivyt Meller and Tero Latvala and completed a Master of Music degree in 2015. She also graduated with excellent marks from the Royal College of Music in London (Master of Performance) in 2012, where she studied with Jan Repko, and from the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 2016 (soloist, advanced postgraduate diploma in music) with Tim Frederiksen as a member of Trio Nord.

Heikkilä has also distinguished herself in several Finnish and international violin and chamber music competitions and has been awarded scholarships, including the Pro Musica and Nordea scholarships. She plays a violin by Michele Deconet, which she borrows from Pro Filharmonia.