Finnish Helsinki-based 17-year-old pianist Mark Sulander has been studying piano at the Sibelius Academy Youth Program since 2024 under the guidance Antti Hotti. From 2020 to 2024 Sulander studied piano with Heikki Pellinen at the Helsinki Conservatory. Sulander has been described as “Sulander’s musical personality is expressed in a personal, emotionally wide-ranging and multi-nuanced interpretation.”

In addition to Sulander’s accomplished solo piano studies, he is also an avid chamber music player. Sulander plays in wildly differing ensembles and has participated in many chamber music masterclasses. He is also highly active in Lied music, collaborating with singers at the Helsinki Conservatory under the mentorship of Heikki Pellinen.

Sulander has been awarded at the Tapiola Piano Competition and has received the shared third prize with his singer at the 2024 Helsinki Lied Competition. Sulander has participated in masterclasses with Tuija Hakkila, Risto-Matti Marin, Alberto Urroz, Konstantin Bogino.