Anssi Kinnunen

Anssi Kinnunen (b.1983) is a horn player originally from Kotka. He started playing the horn at the age of 10. Kinnunen has completed his diploma in horn with excellent grades at the Guildhall School of Music in London, with Jeff Bryant and Hugh Seenan as his teachers. During his studies, Kinnunen served as horn principal of the European Union Youth Orchestra.

Kinnunen has been horn principal of the Thüringer Symphoniker in Germany since 2012. As a soloist, Kinnunen has performed, among others, Richard Strauss's 2nd Horn Concerto and Luigi Cherubini's 2nd Sonata for Horn and Strings.

In addition to his orchestral work, he is a horn teacher. Anssi has taught at many horn courses.

Anssi is married and has 2 children and a cat. His hobbies include learning languages ​​and exercising. Anssi has played ice hockey for several years. Anssi is also an active griller. The grill or smoker is often heated up in the yard of Anssi's house, regardless of the season.