Кайя Війтасало

Musiikkineuvos (Finnish honour title) Kaija Viitasalo has graduated from the Sibelius Academy. Kaija Viitasalo is known as a visionary in revitalising music for women`s choirs and as an accomplished music educator. She has conducted the KYN´s women`s choir since autumn 1989, leading the group to the cutting edge of the choral art in Finland and internationally. She received a conductor award at the Klemetti Competition in 2007 and at the Tampere Vocal Music Festival in 2011. She was awarded the golden merit badge of the Women`s Choir Association in 2018 and was named Choir Conductor of the Year by the Finnish Choir Conductors` Association in 2021. In summer 2022, the board of the Finnish Amateur Musicians` Association (Sulasol) awarded her the Klemetti Prize. Kaija Viitasalo has been a jury member at choral and composition competitions. She is employed as a Lecturer in Music at the Viikki Teacher Training School of the University of Helsinki.