Hanna Hohti delves into phenomena from different eras through her artistic work and creates diverse concert experiences for everyone. In recent years, alongside concert hall performances, Hanna has played in a dairy with author Juha Itkonen, performed contemporary music in a barn with Pekka Kuusisto, folk music in a cinema with the Ánnámáretensemble, and Kaija Saariaho’s music on a theatre stage in a production by the WAUHAUS collective.
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In recent years, Hanna has performed extensively with her electroacoustic solo concert Seidr. For this project, she commissioned works from five composers from different Nordic countries. Seidr premiered at the Helsinki Festival in 2022, after which Hanna has performed it widely, including at the renowned Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. The concert has been broadcast by both YLE and BBC. Through this project, the Nordic viola repertoire expanded significantly and gained broad visibility in the media. The project was realized with the support of the Kone Foundation.
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Hanna Hohti has also brought to light lesser-known chamber music for viola and piano from early 20th-century England, performed on period instruments together with pianist Anna Kuvaja. Their highly acclaimed album York Bowen & Rebecca Clarke: Sonatas for Viola and Piano was released in February 2024 by Alba Records.
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Hohti began her professional studies at the Turku Music Academy under Harri Sippel. She completed her master’s degree at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studied with Garfield Jackson and chamber music with Thomas Brandis. During her studies, Hohti performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, the Soloist Ensembleled by Clio Gould, and appeared on BBC3’s InTune programme. She served as principal viola in several RAM projects under conductors Sir Colin Davis, Sir Mark Elder, Semyon Bychkov, and Yan-Pascal Tortellier, and performed as a chamber musician in the prestigious Purcell Room.
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Hohti has served as principal viola in the Tapiola Sinfonietta, the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, the Finnish National Opera Orchestra, and the Lapland Chamber Orchestra. She also frequently performs with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. She has appeared at numerous festivals, including the Helsinki Festival, Rauma Festivo, Sysmä Summer Sounds, Our Festival, RUSK Festival, Porvoo Summer Sounds, Joroinen Music Days, Linkkumylly Summer Festival, Time of Music in Viitasaari, and the Espoo Ciné Film Festival, where she has improvised live music for short films.
To enrich the cultural life of her home district Tapiola, Hohti has, since autumn 2017, served as the artistic director of the Kino Soi! chamber music series together with Petja Kainulainen, Liina-Mari Raivola, and Markus Hohti. The series brings music from different eras to Tapiola’s iconic functionalist-style cinema.
Another concert series led by Hohti is Kotilo, which she curates together with violinist Terhi Paldanius. Kotilo was born out of a desire to engage in social discussion through music — something Hohti sees as an essential part of an artist’s communal responsibility. The series features both music and talks, with invited speakers offering fresh perspectives on socially relevant themes.
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In 2025, the Finnish Cultural Foundation awarded Hanna a four-year artist grant.
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Hanna Hohti’s artistic work has also been generously supported by the Wihuri Foundation, Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike), Kone Foundation, Music Promotion Centre Finland (MES), and the City of Espoo.