
JUHO PUNKERI
TenorBiography
2016 he graduated from the Sibelius Academy Opera Master’s Programme under the guidance of Erkki Rajamäki. He has also studied with vocal coaches such as Dame Emma Kirkby, Howard Crook, Andreas Schmidt, Elisabeth Werres, Tuuli Lindeberg and Anssi Hirvonen. With lied repertoire Juho has worked with Ilmo Ranta, Hartmut Höll and Martin Katz. His past opera roles are Orfeo (L’Orfeo, C. Monteverdi), Ulisse (Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, C. Monteverdi), La Theiérè/Le chat (L’enfant et les sortilèges, M. Ravel), Monostatos (Die Zauberflöte, W. A. Mozart).
In 2017 Juho was a finalist in The International Singing Competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti in Innsbruck, Austria. In 2013 he won the special prize in the National Lappeenranta singing competition.
Juho’s studies and artistic work have been supported by Pro Musica Foundation, Martin Wegelius Foundation, Selim Eskelin Foundation and Freunde der Salzburger Festspiele in Finnland ry.

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– Auli Särkiö
“We will hardly find better Orfeo than tenor Juho Punkeri”
– Helsingin Sanomat
– Helsingin Sanomat
Contact
Pete Vuorio
pete.vuorio@chordus.fi
+358 40 0806 869
Pekka Rantio
pekka.rantio@chordus.fi
+358 40 7505 425