Perttu Kivilaakso
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Perttu Kivilaakso | |
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 Kivilaakso at the 2018 at "Drive With Full Force" festival in Ferropolis, Germany | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 11 May 1978 |
| Origin | Helsinki, Finland |
| Genres | Gothic metal, symphonic metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Cello |
Perttu Päivö Kullervo Kivilaakso (born 11 May 1978) is a cello player for Finnish band Apocalyptica.[1] Like fellow band members Eicca Toppinen and Paavo Lötjönen, he attended Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.[2] He plays a German 19th century cello; he started playing the cello when he was 5 years old[3] and joined Apocalyptica for their third studio album Cult.[4] Kivilaakso played in Apocalyptica's 1995 line up, but he was concentrating on his studies when the band began their professional career. At the end of 1999 he came back,[4] switching places with Antero Manninen, who then went to play in a classical orchestra.
