HARRI MÄKI je zaključil študij klarineta v razredu profesorja Thomasa Friedlija na Konservatoriju v Ženevi. Postal je član Tapiola Sinfoniette in nadaljeval študij še pri Charlesu Neidichu in Osmi Vänskäju. Premierno je izvedel več skladb, med njimi tudi koncerta za klarinet, ki sta jih zanj napisala in mu jih posvetila Juhani Nuorvala ter Kirmo Lintinen.

Je profesor na Sibeliusovi akademiji v Helsinkih. Trideset let je bil solo klarinetist komornega orkestra Tapiola Sinfonietta (1988–2018). Kot solist in komorni glasbenik je nastopil na pomembnejših evropskih odrih, na Daljnem Vzhodu ter Severni in Južni Ameriki. Leta 2012 je Harri Mäki prejel nagrado Pro Musica za zasluge na področju poučevanja in umetniškega delovanja.

HARRI MÄKI graduated from the class of Thomas Friedli at the Geneva Conservatory. After that he joined the Tapiola Sinfonietta. He also studied privately with Charles Neidich and Osmo Vänskä. He has premiered dozens of works, including clarinet concertos written for him by Juhani Nuorvala and Kirmo Lintinen.
Harri is the Professor of Woodwinds at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and was the Solo Clarinet of Tapiola Sinfonietta from 1988 until 2018. He has appeared as a soloist and a chamber musician in European countries, in the Far East, and in North and South America and he has premiered dozens of works, including clarinet concertos written for him by Juhani Nuorvala and Kirmo Lintinen.
In 2012, Harri Mäki received the Pro Musica award for his merits as a performer and a teacher.