Meet our
team

Correpetitor Classical Singing Department

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

Young Talent Class / Piano methodology / Applied piano

EMP (GUEST TEACHER)

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

Trumpet (Guest Teacher)

Jazz Electric Bass / Band Coaching

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

Classical Cello

Internationally acclaimed Armenian cellist Aleksandr Chaushyan performs regul

Music Theory

Pianist, Chamber Music, Study Coach Classical

Pianist / Chamber Music / School Participation Council

CLASSICAL ENGLISH HORN, CLASSICAL OBOE

English Lecturer

Facility Servicedesk

Anja Hendriks has worked at Conservatorium Maastricht since 2009.

Facility Location Manager

Classical project leader and educational support officer

Examination Committee

Moving Techniques (opera)

Anouk is responsible for movement lessons at the classical department Conserv

Symphony Orchestra Conducting

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

Lecturer Music and History of Arts

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

Facility Servicedesk

Classical Piano

Bassoon

Educational Affairs Office

Classical solo singing / Opera

Classical trombone / Methodology

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

Music History and Music Theory (Classical)

LECTURER BASIC TEACHING SKILLS AND ADVANCED TEACHING and lecturer Performance

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

Music Theory

Jazz Main Subject Lecturer Piano

Classical Violin

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

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

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

Classical guitar

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

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

Correpetitor Junior Classical and Choir

Communication & Marketing / Event manager

Classical project leader and educational support officer

Educational Affairs Office

Docent Muziek in Beweging

Communications & Marketing / Event manager

Correpetitor

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

Lecturer Jazz Drums

Classical Music Theory

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

Research Supervisor

Jazz Double Bass

Facility Servicedesk

Harp

School Participation Council / correpetitor

Jazz Vocals / Backing Vocals

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

Classical Saxophone

Coordinator Opera

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

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

Lecturer French - Classical Vocal Department

Classical Trumpet

Jazz Piano / Applied Piano Jazz

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

EMP (guest teacher)

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

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

Student counsellor

Classical Cello

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

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

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

Classical Cello

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

Student counsellor

Classical organ / Choral Conducting

Hans Leenders is artistic director of the professional chamber choir Studium

Classical tuba / Methodology Tuba

The internationally acclaimed performer, teacher, clinician, and adjudicator

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills Flute

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

Artistic Research

Substitute Lecturer Italian - Classical Vocal Department

Double Bass Classical

Music and Technology and IT

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

Music Theory

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

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

Head of programme Jazz

Vocals / Lecturer Cultural and Artistic Education

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

Jazz Trombone

Building Maintenance & Building-related Installations

Classical Saxophone

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

Classical Piano and piano accompaniment

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

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

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

Jazz Guitar

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

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills strings

Classical Piano

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

Wind/Brass Band Conducting

Classical viola

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

Coordinator Research Supervisor

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

Classical Piano

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

JAZZ SAXOPHONE GUEST TEACHER

Classical Violin

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

Regular Masterclass Jazz Guitar Lecturer

Jazz Drums (Guest Teacher)

EMP (guest teacher)

Classical Clarinet

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

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

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills piano

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

Studio Manager

Electric Bass (Guest Teacher)

Project Leader Jazz and Music in Education

Educational Affairs Office

Choir - Guest teacher

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

Librarian

Flute for saxophonists

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

Booking Agency Jazz

Teamleader Education & Quality Management

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

Classical Viola / Chamber Music

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

Classical Organ

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

Critical listening

Percussion

Jazz / Pop Guitar

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

Educational Affairs Office / Timetable Project Employee / Asimut

Jazz Guitar

(Ortho) Pedagogics

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

Human Resources Advisor

Coordinator Facilities

Head of programme classical

Lecturer Your Art as a Business

Classical viola

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

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

MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT

Correpetitor Orchestral Conducting

Jazz Vocals

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

Educational Affairs Office / Osiris Coordinator

Nadine Walstock works for Academic Affairs at Conservatorium Maastricht.

Educational Affairs Office / International Office

Acting techniques (opera)

Librarian

Coach opera training

EMP (guest teacher)

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

Regular Masterclass Jazz Guitar Lecturer

Facility Servicedesk

Lectoraat Technology Driven Art

Research Supervisor

Social Media Jazz (Work Student)

Social Media Classical (Work Student)

Classical Violin

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

Clarinet for Saxophonists

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

Classical percussion

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

Jazz Saxophone / Big Band Sax section

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

Facility Servicedesk / ICT Helpdesk

Jazz trumpet junior jazz

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

Organizational Connector Junior and Preparatory Class / Applied Piano

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

Educational Affairs Office

Jazz Trumpet (& Lead Trumpet)

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

FACILITY SERVICEDESK

Correpetitor

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

Junior Jazz Vocals / Coordinator Junior Jazz / Band Coaching

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

Classical Clarinet

Lecturer Opera Productions

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

Regular Masterclass Jazz Guitar Lecturer

Classical guitar

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

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

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

Lecturer German - Classical Vocal Department

Facility Servicedesk / ICT Helpdesk

BASIC TEACHING SKILLS AND ADVANCED TEACHING

Jazz Vocals / Vocal Skills / Methodology / Master Research Coach

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

Jazz aural skills

Jazz Saxophone Guest teacher

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

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills Trombone

Facility Servicedesk

Educational Affairs Office - Quality officer

Classical Singing / Opera

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

Jazz Vocals

Vocalist Susanne Schneider has been teaching at Conservatorium Maastricht sin

Aural Skills / Theoretical Analysis / Applied Theory Combo

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

Research Supervisor - Study Coach Classical

Classical Oboe

Lecturer preparatory class music theory

Bachelor and Master Classical Coordinator

Jazz Guest lecturer Piano

Flute performance - Study Coach Classical

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

Jazz Cello

Percussion

Lecturer Education and Didactics, Methodology and Internship coördinator

Vivian Knols (1973) is sinds 2012 verbonden aan het Conservatorium Maastricht

Classical Composition

Vykintas Baltakas (1972) is a musical Scheherazade.

Classical Horn

Will Sanders was born in the Netherlands.

Classical Horn / Methodology Horn

Choir Training & Conducting / Teaching Methodology

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

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

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

Flute orchestra excerpts en piccolo

Management Assistant Performing Arts

Vocals / Lecturer Education and Didactics, Methodology, Internship coordinator

Classical Violin

First prize winner in the 1980 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition YuzukoHorigo

Classical Singing / Opera

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

Confidential advisor