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
2019 – 2022 Master Baroque cello with Viola de Hoog, Hochschule für Künste Bremen
Professional experience
2022 – 2023 Soloist with the NAS (C. Saint-Saëns, Celloconcerto nr.1)
2020 – present Cello-Piano duo, with Johann Markel
2019 – present Guest player at Phion and NNO
2018 – 2019 Orchestral Academy with the Gelders Orchestra
2017 – 2019 Cello-Piano duo, with Yukiko Hasegawa
2016 – present Cello-duo Two of a Kind
2012 – 2014 Ensemble Looptail (sextet for contemporary music)
2012 – 2017 Cellist in the Nederlands Strijkersgilde, 2014 – 2017 principal cellist
2007 – 2011 Cellist in the JeugdOrkest Nederland
2002 – 2008 Principal cellist in the Concerto Grosso, orchestra of the Hellendaal Institute
Masterclasses
2012 – 2016 Jeroen den Herder (over the course of several weeks for the Cello Academy Zutphen)
2013 Gavriel Lipkind (during the Cello Academy in Utrecht)
2010 Marcio Carneiro, Timora Rosler en Ran Varon (during the Utrecht String Academy summer course)
2008 Pieter Wispelwey (during the Residentie Orkest Strijkersdag)
Projects
Projects related to the Ligeti Academy, ref. Asko-Schoenberg Ensemble
2012 Gelderse Muziekzomer
2011 Project under Bas Wiegers
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
2018 – present Celloteacher at the ConAnima Music Academy, Gouda
2017 – present Celloteacher at the Muziek Educatie Centrum, Amsterdam
2017 – present Celloteacher at the Houtens Muziek Collectief
2017 – 2018 Half a year of teaching at the IKEI, giving lessons at the Pantarijn primary school in Rotterdam
2016 – 2017 4 months private teaching of students of Marinke Vissser from ages 6 to 19 in Delft
2012 – 2014 & 2015 – 2017 4 years teaching at the Leerorkest Amsterdam and Purmerend
Linguistic proficiency
Dutch – mother tongue
English – native speaker