Mikko Luoma was born in 1967, in Turku, Finland. He studied at the Sibelius - Academy from 1987-1990 and again form 1992-1995, earning a Masters degree in 1995. He completed a final solo recital earning the highest possible grade: 25 of 25 points. Luoma also studied at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik in Trossingen 1990-1992, receiving the Diplom Musikiehrer- degree 1992 under Professor Hugo Noth. Luoma was a Fulbright student at The City University of New York 1997-1998, studying music analysis and performance practice of contemporary music.

Luoma currently teaches at the Sibelius-Academy, Tampere and Helsinki Conservatories. In addition, he holds lecturer position at the Conservatory in Finland where he teaches chamber music and classical accordion.

As an active performer of the contemporary repertoire for accordion, Luoma has appeared in concerts (solo and chamber music) in Finland, Poland, Germany, Bela Russia, France, USA, and Albania. In January of 1998 he performed as soloist with The New Juilliard Ensemble in Lincoln Center (Joel Sachs, conductor), performing Veli-Matti Pliumala's Soira for accordion solo and a chamber ensemble. He has given premiere performances for pieces composed by Jukka Tiensuu, Jyrki Linjama, Jukka Koskinen, Juhani Nuorvala, Seppo Pohjola, Daniel Sonenberg, and Oliver Schneller. Additionally, he has participated in first performances in Finland for pieces written by Adriana Holzky, Steve Montaque, Alvin Lucier, and has performed for radio productions for the national broadcasting company (YLE) since 1990. In the near future he will premiere a solo piece by Juhani Nuorvala, in addition to a new concerto by Jukka Tiensuu commissioned by the Tapiola Sinfonietta. Luoma currently performs regularly with an ensemble comprised by Gregory Barrett (clarinet), and Jukka Rautasalo (cello), and Ham Sippel (viola).

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