Education
2002 – 2009 Bilingual VWO profile N/T, Wolfert van Borselen
2007 – 2009 International Baccalaureate English Literature, RISS
2005 – 2009 Young Talent Academy with Rosalie Seinstra, Hellendaal Institute (branch of the Codarts Conservatorium)
2009 – 2013 Bachelor Cello with Jeroen den Herder, Conservatory of Amsterdam
2014 – 2016 Master Cello with Jeroen den Herder, Codarts College of the Arts
Professional experience
- 2002 – 2008 Principal cellist in the Concerto Grosso, orchestra of the Hellendaal Institute
- 2007 – 2011 Cellist in the JeugdOrkest Nederland
- 2012 – 2017 Cellist in the Nederlands Strijkersgilde, principal cellist from 2014-2017
- Masterclasses
- 2008 Pieter Wispelwey (during the Residentie Orkest Strijkersdag)
- 2010 Marcio Carneiro, Timora Rosler en Ran Varon (during the Utrecht String Academy summer course)
- 2013 Gavriel Lipkind (during the Cello Academy in Utrecht)
- 2012 – 2014 Jeroen den Herder (over the course of several weeks for the Cello Academy Zutphen)
- Projects related to the Ligeti Academy, ref. Asko-Schoenberg Ensemble
- 2011 Project under Bas Wiegers
- 2012 Gelderse Muziekzomer
- Projects related to the Conservatories of Amsterdam/Rotterdam
- Project contemporary chamber music (ref. Fraukje Weishaupt)
- Final exam Brahms Requiem, project Mahler 4th Symhpony (ref. Stein Berkouwer)
- Many chamber music projects related to students of the Conservatories
- most notably: Beethoven Tripelkonzert, ref. the Final exam of Maria Bykova
- Separate, incidental projects
- Recitals Bootconcerten Veerhaven in Rotterdam (ref. Wendy van Oostrom)
- Solo concert during the Woudschoten Zomercursus 2011
- Project with Mahlers 2nd Symphony i.c.w. Philharmonic Ensemble Orchestra (Japan), under Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi
- LICHT – performance of poetry and music, i.c.w. Vlinderwerk
- Experience in teaching:
- Private teaching of one student during my Bachelors’ for one year
- 3 years teaching at the Leerorkest, giving lessons at the Poolster primary school in Amsterdam
- 4 months private teaching of students from ages 6 to 19 in Delft
- Half a year of teaching at the IKEI, giving lessons at the Pantarijn primary school in Rotterdam
Linguistic proficiency
Dutch – mother tongue
English – native speaker