Eerik Ohtamaa (b. 2001) is one of the most advanced young Finnish organists. He was born in Kiiminki, Oulu, and began studying piano and organ at the Oulu Conservatory. Since 2021, he has studied organ performance at the Sibelius Academy under Ville Urponen and Markku Hietaharju. He has also studied with Professor Martin Schmeding at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” in Leipzig. In addition, he has participated in numerous masterclasses in Finland and across Europe, with teachers such as David Briggs, Ken Cowan, Bernard Foccroulle, Matthias Havinga, Nathan Laube, Olivier Latry, Maija Lehtonen, Jean-Baptiste Monnot, Daniel Moult, Erwan Le Prado, Pieter van Dijk, and Ulrich Walther. He is currently completing his master’s degree in organ performance and will give his diploma concert in autumn 2026.

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Ohtamaa gave his first solo organ recital in Kiiminki in 2016 at the age of 15. Since then, he has performed actively both as a soloist and with various ensembles. He has appeared at several major Finnish music festivals, including the Lahti Organ Festival, Turku Organ Festival, Mänttä Music Festival, and the UML Festival in Oulu. He also performed during the opening week of the new Rieger organ at Helsinki Music Centre and later appeared there as a soloist in Francis Poulenc’s Organ Concerto. In 2026, he will undertake two major concert projects: J.S. Bach’s The Art of Fugue and Max Reger’s monumental Three Chorale Fantasias, Op. 52.