Elina Kaljunen

Vita

Mrs. Elina Kaljunen (b. 1970) built her first violin in 1991. She started her studies in Finland, in the Ikaalinen Handicraft School of Instrument Making. In 1992, she became a student of Cremona International Violinmaking School, Italy. Her teacher in Cremona was Maestro Giorgio Ce'. After graduating from Cremona she moved to London and studied restoration and copying of old instruments in the Workshop of Master John Dilworth. She plays violin herself, which has had an important impact on her working. From 1998 onwards, Elina Kaljunen has been a self.employed violinmaker in Helsinki,Finland.