Eero Palviainen was born in 1964 and is a Finnish lute soloist and instrument maker. He began studying the lute at the Turku Conservatory. At the Sibelius Academy, as its first soloist-track lutenist, he studied under Leif Karlson. He completed his diploma in Basel in 1992; his teacher there at the Schola Cantorum was Hopkinson Smith. He is a founding member of Battalia. Other ensembles in which he plays are the French L’Arpeggiata, the Polish Arte suonatore Posnan, Kuudennen kerroksen orkesteri and the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra.

His repertoire extends from Renaissance music to the late Baroque. He plays the archlute, baroque guitar, baroque lute, Renaissance lute, theorbo and vihuela, and has played the mandolin in at least one concert. He has made several solo recordings for Yleisradio. He has been a guest with ensembles including Avanti!, the Harp Consort, Freiburger Barock Orchester and La Fenice.

Sources:

• https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eero_Palviainen
• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11856773