Duo

cellist Seeli Toivio and
pianist-organist Kalle Toivio

Duo of sister and brother has performed together since their childhood. Since Kalle Toivio started to play organ as well, this duo will give concerts as cello and organ duo as well.

Duo has performed concerts in Finland, Hungary, Denmark, England, Japan and USA. They have recorded for radio in Finland (YLE), Belgium (KLARA) and England (BBC).

Duo

cellist Seeli Toivio and
harpisti Lily-Marlene Puusepp

Duo Toivio–Puusepp has performed since 2005. They have performed many concerts, also on concert tours and music festivals.

Repertoire includes works from baroque to modern. Very often they perform Finnish music by Armas Järnefelt, Toivo Kuula and Oskar Merikanto, and also J. S. Bach, Händel, Donizetti, A. F. Servais, Elgar, Debussy and Ravel among others.

Duo
Cello and kantele

Seeli Toivio and kantele player Hedi Viisma have performed together since 2008. Their repertoire includes romantic music from 19th and 20th centuries, also barocque music, such as Antonio Vivaldi and J. S. Bach. They also play virtuoso works arranged for cello and kantele by Hedi Viisma.

Trio

Olli-Pekka Tuomisalo, saxophone
Seeli Toivio, cello
Risto-Matti Marin, piano

This trio plays a lot of new music, and performs regularly around Finland. Repertoire includes trios by Robert Kritz, Kirmo Lintinen, and Pehr Henrik Nordgren. They also perform virtuoso chamber music from the 19th and 20th centuries such as Adrien François Servais and Lawson Lunde.

Quartet

Esa Ruuttunen, barytone
Seeli Toivio, cello
Jussi Makkonen, cello
Matti Makkonen, cello

The famous Finnish Barytone Esa Ruuttunen and
3 cellos ensemble is founded by the Makkonen brothers; the quartet has succesfully performed at prestigious music festivals in Finland, and has played concerts in many important churches around the country. Its repertoire includes arrangements by Matti Makkonen from the Songs of the Sion, and also Negrospirituals for 3 cellos.

Absolute Girls

Helena Paavola
Seeli Toivio
Juuli Ilmonen
Aino Riutamaa

Absolute Girls – founded by Helena Paavola – a unique, elegant group of 4 cello professionals performs classical, jazz, rock and pop music. Their repertoire also includes tangos from Argentina. Absolute Girls performs at music festivals and concerts, and also at private events. Cellist Heini Laankoski is also a regular member in the group.