Artist Biography Available in: Klaus Mäkelä (born 17 January 1996 in Helsinki) is a Finnish conductor and cellist.
Born into a family of musicians, Mäkelä's father is the cellist Sami Mäkelä, and his mother is the pianist Taru Myöhänen-Mäkela. His grandfather, Tapio Myöhänen, is a violinist and violist. His younger sister Ellen Mäkelä is a dancer with the Finnish National Ballet.