Juho Laitinen (b. 1977) is a cellist, improviser, composer, writer, teacher and researcher. He performs music composed in the last four centuries but has lately concentrated his efforts towards the music of the last one hundred or so years. Juho performs as a soloist and chamber and orchestral musician, teaches at Sibelius Academy and Kokkola Conservatory, records for Finnish Broadcasting Company and is the editor-in-chief for online magazine Amfion.

Juho has a particular interest in the tradition of American and European avant-garde as well as electroacoustic music. He appears also as a baroque cellist and has recently began to study the Classical music of the Near East.

He completed his studies at Turku Conservatory and Royal College of Music in London and additionally in Rome and New York, with Timo Hanhinen, Jérôme Pernoo and Petr Kotik as his main mentors. Currently he is working towards a doctorate at Sibelius Academy with "Innovations in 20th century cello music" as his topic.

Recently Mr. Laitinen has given recitals in Finland as well as in the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Russia and USA. He curates the Kallio New Music Days festival that had its first instalment in January. In February he performs in New York and goes on a little Russian tour with flutist Kari Heinilä.