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Meet people from around the globe! Conservatorium Maastricht is the most international conservatory in Europe. 75% of our students are international and many projects, masterclasses, and programmes are without borders.

MOVE

We challenge you! Get out of your comfort zone, spark your imagination, and develop your own individual sound. The ability to see beyond your own boundaries, to let go and then regain control. How do you want to move?

MUSIC

We work towards one common goal: to enable our students to develop into excellent musicians whose energy and creativity offer a valuable contribution to music and society on an international level.

MAASTRICHT

The city's bustling student life mainly takes place in the historic centre. Where many cultural events and activities take place throughout the year. You are a stone's throw away from Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, and France.

In the spotlight

Appointment of Rinze Krijgsman as Interim Head of the Classical department

11 November 2024

We are pleased to announce that, effective December 2, 2024, Rinze Krijgsman will be joining Conservatorium Maastricht as Interim Team Leader for the Classical Music Department. Rinze will be stepping into the role held by Mette Laugs and will oversee educational and operational responsibilities within the department.

Two Junior Conservatorium Maastricht students Selected for the Spotlight Competition

6 November 2024

Jazz Department Conservatorium Maastricht at the Laren Jazz Final 2024

29 October 2024

We challenge you to find your own music!

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Industry leaders will work with you to create strong foundations for your career

The Conservatorium Maastricht team is characterised by collectivity and passion. We feel it is important to learn from each other, excel ourselves and add value. Our inspiring teaching staff have more than earned their spurs in the international world of music. Students, teaching staff, support staff and management are in constant dialogue. They inspire each other, follow developments and jointly ensure their implementation. 

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Jeroen Riemsdijk

Classical Piano and piano accompaniment

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Will Sanders

Classical Horn

Will Sanders was born in the Netherlands.

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Marc Tooten

Classical Viola / Chamber Music

Marc Tooten (born 1957) teaches Viola in the Classical Music department at Co

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Joanne Wigmans

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills strings

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Anja van der Aa

Facility Location Manager

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Jos Zegers

Wind/Brass Band Conducting

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Maureen Poell

(Ortho) Pedagogics

Maureen lectures in (Ortho) Pedagogics at the bachelor Music in Education.

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Pierre Anfray

Social Media Classical (Work Student)

 

 

 

 

 

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Felix Havenith

Head of Programme Music in Education / Lecturer Education and Didactics / Internship Coördinator

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Joachim Schönecker

Jazz Guitar

As a leader or as sideman, guitarist Joachim Schönecker has worked with many

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Alejandro Serena Llinares

Young Talent Class / Piano methodology / Applied piano

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Erwin Deleux

School Participation Council / correpetitor

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Henrieke Herber

Substitute Lecturer Italian - Classical Vocal Department

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Roger Smeets

Lecturer Opera Productions

Dutch baritone Roger Smeets (born 1960) studied at Conservatorium Maastricht,

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Yvonne Schiffelers

Classical Singing / Opera

After completing her vocal studies at Conservatorium Maastricht, Dutch mezzo-

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Bart Verhagen

LECTURER BASIC TEACHING SKILLS AND ADVANCED TEACHING and lecturer Performance

Bart Verhagen (1983) studeerde Docent Muziek en Klassieke Zang aan het Conser

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Peter Peters

Research Supervisor

 

 

 

 

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Luke Mitchell

Project Leader Jazz and Music in Education

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Irja Zeper

Head of programme Jazz

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Mike Roelofs

Jazz Piano at Junior Jazz Department / Side subject Piano / Workshops Keyboard

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Yolande Eymael

Vocals / Lecturer Education and Didactics, Methodology, Internship coordinator

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Arjen van Prooijen

Lecturer Music and History of Arts

Art history lecturer Arjen van Prooijen has many years' experience in seconda

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Anna Mathioudaki

Classical project leader and educational support officer

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Willy Bessems

Classical Horn / Methodology Horn

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Louise van den Heuvel

Electric Bass (Guest Teacher)

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Roderik Povel

Junior Jazz Vocals / Coordinator Junior Jazz / Band Coaching

Roderik Povel (1976) is a lecturer in Jazz Vocals, Ensemble and Master resear

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Toon Konings

Lecturer preparatory class music theory

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Jesse Passenier

Composing & Arranging / Master Coordinator / Master Research Coach / Fringe Orchestra / Wanted! Composition Lab

Jesse Passenier is a Dutch composer, unifying principles of jazz and classica

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Raymond Curfs

Classical percussion

Born in the Netherlands, Raymond Curfs studied Percussion and Timpani in Maas

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Monique Suntjens

MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT

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Peter Bernstein

Regular Masterclass Jazz Guitar Lecturer

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Charlotte Louen

Educational Affairs Office

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Yvonne van Houdt

Confidential advisor

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Constant Notten

Correpetitor

Pianist Constant Notten (born 1958) has worked as a rehearsal pianist at Cons

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Frederik Tings

Music Production / Live Sound & Effects / Electronic Music Performance / Producing your own music

Frederik Tings is a musician, producer & composer from Germany, currently

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Anastasia Goldberg

Pianist, Chamber Music, Study Coach Classical

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Florence Bizeul

Lecturer French - Classical Vocal Department

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Bart de Graaf

Music History and Music Theory (Classical)

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Federico Santi

Coordinator Opera

Born in Turin, where he has studied composition, orchestra conducting, piano

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Gustav Rivinius

Classical Cello

Gustav Rivinius (born 1965) is the first and only German musician to be award

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Robert Richter

FACILITY SERVICEDESK

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Heleen van Rosmalen

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills Flute

Heleen van Rosmalen (born 1963) teaches Flute Methodology at Conservatorium M

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David Lodewyckx

Classical Music Theory

David Lodewyckx (1978) is a lecturer of Music Theory and Music History at Con

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Ronald Stassen

Classical Coordinator Study Coaching, Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills Guitar

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Susan Spoormans

Educational Affairs Office - Quality officer

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Levon Harutiunyan

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills piano

Levon Leonard (1978), who has a degree in Piano and Composition, teaches Pian

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Yuzuko Horigome

Classical Violin

First prize winner in the 1980 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition YuzukoHorigo

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Sandor Hendriks

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills Trombone

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Rosi Jaax

Lecturer German - Classical Vocal Department

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Wolfgang Braun

Jazz Composing, Arranging and Performing / CAP Modules / "Find Your Own Music" coaching

Composer, Arranger, Bandleader, Pianist, Keyboardist and Music Educator Wolfg

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Rob Bruynen

Jazz Trumpet (& Lead Trumpet)

Rob Bruynen (born 1961) has played with countless world-renowned musicians, i

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Billy Test

Jazz Main Subject Lecturer Piano

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Alexander Boerner

Jazz Electric Bass / Band Coaching

Bass guitarist Alexander Boerner (born 1963) has taught Jazz/Pop Bass Guitar

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Marc Puyol-Hennin

Booking Agency Jazz

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Hans Leenders

Classical organ / Choral Conducting

Hans Leenders is artistic director of the professional chamber choir Studium

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Carmen Lopez Hernandez

Correpetitor Junior Classical and Choir

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Ruud Jacobs

BASIC TEACHING SKILLS AND ADVANCED TEACHING

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Hans Nickel

Classical tuba / Methodology Tuba

The internationally acclaimed performer, teacher, clinician, and adjudicator

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Maurice Broers

Human Resources Advisor

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Romain Pilon

Regular Masterclass Jazz Guitar Lecturer

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Bart Claessens

Classical trombone / Methodology

Bart Claessens (born 1982) started playing the trombone at the age of eleven

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Leon Lhoëst

Arranging / Composing for Film / World Music Composing / Theoretical Analysis

Leon Lhoëst started teaching at the Conservatorium Maastricht in 2005: initia

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Piotr Torunski

Clarinet for Saxophonists

Piotr Torunski is steadily gaining attention as a talented bass clarinet /cla

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Piotr Jasiurkowski

Classical Violin

Piotr Jasiurkowski (born 1987) is a Concert Violinist and Classical Violin te

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Roeland Hendrikx

Classical Clarinet

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Mourik Jan Heupink

Correpetitor Orchestral Conducting

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Lander Gyselinck

Jazz Drums (Guest Teacher)

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Ron van Stratum

Jazz Drums / Latin Band Coaching / Percussion & Pulse / Module Advanced Rhythm

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Floris Onstwedder

Classical Trumpet

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Lage Lund

Regular Masterclass Jazz Guitar Lecturer

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Maurice langeweg

Coordinator Facilities

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Anouk Habets

Moving Techniques (opera)

Anouk is responsible for movement lessons at the classical department Conserv

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Claudia Franzen

Docent Muziek in Beweging

 

 

 

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Nicole Lemmens

Educational Affairs Office / International Office

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Ian van Wolferen

Music Theory

Ian van Wolferen (1995) doceert muziektheorie aan de afdelingen Docent Muziek

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Rikky van Empel

Educational Affairs Office

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Annette Verhagen

Examination Committee

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Remy Mullers

Facility Servicedesk / ICT Helpdesk

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Roman Krejci

Classical guitar

Roman Krejci (born 1974) began dedicating his life to music and the guitar at

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Katia Veekmans

Classical Piano

An outstanding soloist as well as a fine chamber musician, Katia Veekmans-Cie

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Daniel Jonkers

Lecturer Jazz Drums

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Esmée Bor Stotijn

Jazz Vocals / Backing Vocals

Esmee Bor (born 1976) teaches Vocals as a main subject in the Jazz department

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Rik Bastiaens

Organizational Connector Junior and Preparatory Class / Applied Piano

Rik Bastiaens (born 1975) studied Organ with Dorthy de Rooij and Theory of Mu

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Sander Ruijters

Practicum Popmusic / History of pop / IP / Music and Technology / Teaching skills / Member OC

Sander Ruijters (born 1984) is a lecturer in Pop Music Training, Institutiona

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Jean Monseweije

Building Maintenance & Building-related Installations

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Teodora Drozdik-Popovic

Research Supervisor - Study Coach Classical

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Maja Jasinska

Flute for saxophonists

Maja Jasinska is a flute player from Poland and gives concerts in the classic

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Marlies Hoen

Educational Affairs Office / Timetable Project Employee / Asimut

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Robert Weirauch

Correpetitor

Robert Weirauch (born 1974) studied piano and composition at Conservatorium M

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Hiroyuki Yamazaki

Double Bass Classical

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Sebastiaan Philipsen

Facility Servicedesk

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Laurent Peckels

EMP (guest teacher)

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Wouter van der Eynde

Flute orchestra excerpts en piccolo

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Nynke van den Bergh

Acting techniques (opera)

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Vadim Neselovskyi

Jazz Guest lecturer Piano

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Abigail Richards

Correpetitor Classical Singing Department

British pianist Abigail Richards (1979) is a specialist in vocal repertoire,

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Carol Rutten

Communication & Marketing / Event manager

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Maarten Mayeur

Educational Affairs Office

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Marcel Verheggen

Classical Organ

Marcel Verheggen (born 1961) has taught Organ at Conservatorium Maastricht si

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Susanne Schneider

Jazz Vocals

Vocalist Susanne Schneider has been teaching at Conservatorium Maastricht sin

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Markus Wienstroer

Jazz / Pop Guitar

Markus Wienstroer (born June 24, 1959 in Dusseldorf) is a German musician, wh

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Rowan van Loenen

Facility Servicedesk / ICT Helpdesk

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Míriam Pascual Benavent

Coordinator European Opera Academy, Coordinator Your Art as a Business and Research Supervisor

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Alex Sipiagin

Trumpet (Guest Teacher)

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Vykintas Bieliauskas

Classical Composition

Vykintas Baltakas (1972) is a musical Scheherazade.

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Kyoko Yonemoto

Classical Violin

Kyoko Yonemoto (born 1984) is widely considered to be one of the most promisi

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Gabriel Schwabe

Classical Cello

Gabriel Schwabe is a laureate of three of the most prestigious cello competit

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Sabine Kühlich

Jazz Vocals / Vocal Skills / Methodology / Master Research Coach

'I love teaching, I love developing each student's individual strong points a

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Aukje Huijts

Educational Affairs Office

 

 

 

 

 

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Paul Frick

EMP (guest teacher)

Paul Frick teaches the Electronic Music Performance (EMP) students in Extende

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Jan Gooren

Vocals / Lecturer Cultural and Artistic Education

De tenor Jan Gooren (1957) is sinds 2005 verbonden aan het Conservatorium Maa

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Joop Celis

Classical Piano

Joop Celis (born 1958) teaches Piano and Chamber Music in the Classical Music

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Sam Newbould

Jazz Saxophone Guest teacher

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Julia Dinerchtein Matioukova

Classical viola

Julia Dinerstein was born in Minsk, where she began her music studies.

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Emile Gerards

Facility Servicedesk

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Eva van Grinsven

Classical Saxophone

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Kika Sprangers

JAZZ SAXOPHONE GUEST TEACHER

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Greg Torunski

Band Coaching / Jazz Saxophone, Junior Jazz / Applied theory combo

Greg Torunski, has been already noticed with the huge success on the dutch/ge

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Kathinka Poismans

Coordinator Research Supervisor

Kathinka Poismans works as a lecturer and research coach for master and bache

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Carlo Nardozza

Jazz Trumpet / Band Coaching / Big Band Trumpet section / Big Band

Carlo Nardozza studied music in Maastricht with Rob Bruynen, Claudius Valk an

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Vivian Knols

docent vakdidactiek basisonderwijs, stagebegeleider en coördinator basisonderwijs, afstudeerbegeleider en coördinator van de flexibele en verkorte bacheloropleiding Docent Muziek.

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Ane Lore Ugarte Eizmendi

CLASSICAL ENGLISH HORN, CLASSICAL OBOE

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Alex Lesage

EMP (GUEST TEACHER)

Alex Lesage is an electronic musician from Brussels who primarily works with

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Yolanda Merten

Management Assistant Performing Arts

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Pascale Rozier

Coach opera training

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Jo Didderen

Jazz Basic and Advanced Teaching Skills - (Double) Bass - Jazz Study Coach

Bassist Jo Didderen is first known for his work with the Mijke Loeven Band an

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Nadine Walstock

Educational Affairs Office / Osiris Coordinator

Nadine Walstock works for Academic Affairs at Conservatorium Maastricht.

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Cécile Vliex

Classical project leader and educational support officer

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Sam David Wamper

Jazz aural skills

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Frank Giebels

Jazz Piano / Applied Piano Jazz

“My greatest teachers were honest, critical and not afraid to make choices.

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Reiner Witzel

Jazz Saxophone / Big Band Sax section

Reiner Witzel , born 1967, studied saxophone at the "Musikhochschule Köln" an

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Claudia Schuwirth

Communications & Marketing / Event manager

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Richard Didden

Jazz trumpet junior jazz

Richard is a much sought-after trumpeter with national and international band

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Peter Joustra

Facility Servicedesk

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Alexander Chaushian

Classical Cello

Internationally acclaimed Armenian cellist Aleksandr Chaushyan performs regul

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Maartje Meijer

Choir - Guest teacher

Maartje has studied Jazz Vocals and later on Jazz Piano at the Amsterdam Cons

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Arjan Tien

Symphony Orchestra Conducting

Arjan Tien, winner of the first prize “Rotary-Faller” at the competition of t

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Susanne Schimmack

Classical Singing / Opera

When German soprano Susanne Schimmack performed in the 1997 Cardiff Singer of

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Bram de Vree

Coordinator Chamber Music, Classical Booking Agency, Research Supervisor, Moving Concerts Series

Concert pianist Bram de Vree regularly plays recitals in the Low Countries as

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Frederike Verhallen

Student counsellor

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Marc Rutten

Teamleader Education & Quality Management

As an educationalist, Marc Rutten (born 1963) is responsible for the internal

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Hugo Fredrix

Music and Technology and IT

Hugo Fredrix (born 1970) has been a lecturer in Music and Information Technol

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Valerie Debaele

Flute performance - Study Coach Classical

Valerie is since 2006 principal flutist at the ‘Orchestre Philharmonique Roya

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Inge Pasmans

Coordinator Music Theory (Classical) / Lecturer Music Theory / Research Coach (Music in Education)

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Sven Heinze

Aural Skills / Theoretical Analysis / Applied Theory Combo

Sven Heinze (*1983) studied Composing/Arranging Jazz with Wolfgang Braun, Mic

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Twan Bartholomee

Bachelor and Master Classical Coordinator

 

 

 

 

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Michelle Lynne

Lecturer Your Art as a Business

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Jean Pierre Cnoops

Classical Saxophone

Saxophonist and conductor Jean-Pierre Cnoops (born 1969) has been a Saxophone

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Arno Tegelaers

Facility Servicedesk

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Anastasia Safonova

Pianist / Chamber Music / School Participation Council

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Axel Everaert

Classical solo singing / Opera

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Anja Hendriks-Ploum

Facility Servicedesk

Anja Hendriks has worked at Conservatorium Maastricht since 2009.

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Pian Vane

Social Media Jazz (Work Student)

 

 

 

 

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Peter Missotten

Lectoraat Technology Driven Art

 

 

 

 

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Nadine Nix

Jazz Vocals

Belgian singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and creator of imaginary and 

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Wim Vluggen

Choir Training & Conducting / Teaching Methodology

Wim Vluggen (born 1959) teaches Choir Training & Conducting and Teaching

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Boris Belkin

Classical Violin

Boris Belkin began studying the violin at the age of six and made his first p

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Maastricht. Built on Roman foundations. Divided by the Maas river. Surrounded by green rolling hills. Famous for its cobbled streets, vibrant nightlife and rich cultural scene. Not just in the city itself, but also just across the border, as Maastricht lies in the triangle formed by the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Luxembourg and France are within driving distance. Cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, Liege, Aachen, Cologne and Düsseldorf, with their countless musical venues and other cultural institutions, are all a few hours away. The international appeal of the city of Maastricht is enhanced by the constant influx of students from around the globe. They are drawn to Conservatorium Maastricht, its parent organisation Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, and to Maastricht University.