Welcome to the Classical
Department

Classical percussion

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

Classical Trumpet

Flute performance - Study Coach Classical

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

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

Music History and Music Theory (Classical)

Classical Violin

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

Classical tuba / Methodology Tuba

Can not accept new students from September 2025, due

Research Supervisor

Lecturer German - Classical Vocal Department

Classical Piano

Does not accept new students as of September 2025.

Classical Oboe

Classical solo singing / Opera

Classical Saxophone

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

Classical guitar

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

Classical Clarinet

School Participation Council / correpetitor

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

Study Coach Classical

Flute orchestra excerpts en piccolo

Classical Cello

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

Head of Programme Classical a.i.

Research Supervisor

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills Flute

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

Classical Violin

First prize winner in the 1980 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition YuzukoHorigo

Classical Piano and piano accompaniment

Classical Piano

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

Classical Saxophone

Percussion

Classical Violin

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

Correpetitor

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

Music Theory

Coordinator Opera

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

Acting techniques (opera)

Pianist, Chamber Music, Study Coach Classical

Classical viola

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

CLASSICAL ENGLISH HORN, CLASSICAL OBOE

Classical Piano

Lecturer French - Classical Vocal Department

Percussion

Movement technique (opera)

Anouk is responsible for movement lessons at the classical department Conserv

Classical Horn

Will Sanders was born in the Netherlands.

Lecturer Opera Productions

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

Classical guitar

Lecturer preparatory class music theory

Symphony Orchestra Conducting

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

Classical Singing / Opera

Does not accept new students as of September 2025.

Classical Singing / Opera

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

Classical Horn / Methodology Horn

Pianist / Chamber Music / School Participation Council

Wind/Brass Band Conducting

Classical project leader and educational support officer

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills Trombone

Classical viola

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

Bachelor and Master Classical Coordinator

Classical Composition

Vykintas Baltakas (1972) is a musical Scheherazade.

Double Bass Classical

Correpetitor Orchestral Conducting

LECTURER BASIC TEACHING SKILLS AND ADVANCED TEACHING and lecturer Performance

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

Classical Music Theory

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

Classical organ / Choral Conducting

Hans Leenders is artistic director of the professional chamber choir Studium

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 Cello

Internationally acclaimed Armenian cellist Aleksandr Chaushyan performs regul

Classical Violin

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

Classical trombone / Methodology

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

Classical Clarinet

Does not accept new students as of September 2025.

Bassoon

Substitute Lecturer Italian - Classical Vocal Department

Music Theory

Correpetitor

Does not accept new students as of September 2025.

Research Supervisor - Classical Project Leader

Organizational Connector Junior and Preparatory Class / Applied Piano

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

Coordinator Research Supervisor

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

Classical Organ

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

Lecturer Basic teaching skills and Advanced teaching skills strings

Correpetitor Classical Singing Department

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

Young Talent Class / Piano methodology / Applied piano