Artists Archive
Music Stages brings together musicians from the Concertgebouw Orchestra with exceptional artists—the stars of today and tomorrow.
The IJ-salon's productions give the Concertgebouw Orchestra's outstanding musicians the opportunity to showcase their individual talents in a more intimate setting and to explore new and surprising collaborations...
dramaturg
Since Music Stages was founded in 2005, dramaturg and director Carel Alphenaar has been artistic director Michael Gieler’s constant collaborator. With an unerring instinct for form and building suspense...
photography and design
The photographs by Emelie Schäfer (*1977) are characterized by a unique atmosphere. She impressively captures the wide range of expressions found in Music Stages’ productions. For example, her...
conductor
Aurel Dawidiuk, born in Hanover, is a remarkable talent who is rapidly advancing his career as a conductor, pianist, and organist. He began his conducting studies in 2020 with Johannes Schlaefli at...
trumpet and programmer
Miroslav Petkov, born in the Bulgarian port city of Varna, began playing the trumpet at the age of eleven. Barely a month later, he was accepted into the Dobri Hristov National Academy of Arts. He continued his...
composer and pianist
Anne-Maartje wrote her first composition when she was four years old and has never stopped since. She studied piano and composition and currently works as a composer, pianist,...
violinist and programmer
Sanne Hunfeld studied violin with Lex Korff de Gidts at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, where she earned her bachelor’s degree with honors in 2004. She then continued her studies at the...
vocals, recorder, and piano
The young recorder player Lucie Horsch was only twelve when she was already studying at the Amsterdam Conservatory. So it’s clear that Lucie is bursting with talent. But she herself says...
vocals and double bass
Singer, double bassist, and composer Fuensanta was born and raised in the water forest of Veracruz (Mexico). There, she began singing at age thirteen and writing at age fifteen...
vocals and piano
Latvian singer and composer Laura Polence has lived in Amsterdam since 2007. Drawing on her background in Latvian folk music and during her academic music studies, she developed a strong interest in...
clarinetist and programmer
Arno Piters studied clarinet and E-flat clarinet at the Maastricht Conservatory under Jan Cober and Willem van der Vuurst and graduated with honors. He then studied with George Pieterson...
AiRich (pronounced ‘I-Rich’) is a Dutch visual artist based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. AiRich brings together the past and the future to create her Afro-futuristic superbeings. She uses portrait photography as...
Camerata RCO is the most successful spin-off of all the chamber music ensembles affiliated with the Concertgebouw Orchestra. Violinist Annebeth Webb and clarinetist Hein Wiedijk manage the versatile ensemble in a relaxed manner. In doing so, they never lose sight of...
lead guitarist
Breno Virícimo (born 1988, bandleader and guitarist) is familiar with all the nuances of Brazil’s rich musical tradition: from ‘música popular brasileira’ and ’bossa nova’ to, of course, new...
cello
In Amsterdam, we know Klaus Mäkelä primarily as the future chief conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra—starting in 2027—but he is also a highly accomplished cellist. The Finn studied orchestral conducting at...
In 2010, a young Dutch pianist made a splash by winning third prize at the renowned Elisabeth Competition. Since then, Hannes Minnaar has established himself as a leading Dutch pianist...
singing
Actress Kikki Géron graduated cum laude from Fontys Music Theater in 2018. Her love for Brecht began after performing in ‘An Evening with Kurt Weill,’ a production by NJO...
Virgil Dey (aka Skychief) is a dancer who draws his creativity and inspiration from other styles, such as house dance and various funk styles. Combined with his African background...
Lucinda Wessels (hip-hop dancer), also known as LUCYLOVE, is a multidisciplinary artist who is active both on stage and behind the scenes in the arts and entertainment industry. As a performing artist and choreographer...
mezzo-soprano
Sophia Faltas (2002) has been singing in the National Choirs since she was six. With them, she has performed in many concerts with renowned orchestras and conductors. In addition to her passion for choral singing...
an enchanting Belgian violinist
Belgian violinist Sylvia Huang (b. 1994) learned the craft from her father and continued her studies at the Académie des Arts de la Ville de Bruxelles. She won first prizes at...
a poet out of necessity
To give voice to the spirit, to unite its people, and as a call for love, justice, and introspection: Sydney Lowell is a poet out of necessity. As a reflection...
out of love for the most beautiful music
The musicians of the Schoch Quartet came together during difficult times. While the cultural world was still confined to their homes, the four musicians from the Concertgebouw Orchestra decided to resume—in an appropriate...
acclaimed choreographer and theater director
Sarada Sarita (1987), a member of a family of dancers, was one of the first to bring voguing to the Netherlands. This dance style originated in the Black and Latinx LGBTQ+ community in Harlem, New York, and...
the Argentine bandoneon at its best
Santiago Cimadevilla is a world-class bandoneon player, as well as a composer, arranger, and conductor. After beginning his musical training in his native Argentina, he continued his studies in the Netherlands. Since then...
double bass
Sasha Witteveen (2003) has been playing the double bass since she was ten and is studying with Olivier Thiery and Burak Marlali at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where she will take her final exams next year. Sasha has a...
piano
Yang Yang Cai (*1998) began playing the piano at the age of five; at the age of ten, she became a student of the renowned piano teacher Jan Wijn. In 2008, she won first prize...
dance
Sandra Hilaerts is a Vogue dancer with a background in classical dance who specializes in modern dance. She is also part of the ballroom scene as Suzume 007 and performs...
Ensemble Lumaka, based in Amsterdam, is currently one of the most active chamber music ensembles in the Netherlands and is unique in its harp-flute-string trio lineup and distinctive sound. Lumaka’s career, now in its 15th year, began...
artist-in-residence
Romy Schäfer (b. 1992) is a young French-Dutch artist who lives and works in Lyon. She creates imaginative and colorful drawings and paintings exclusively for Music Stages. During her art studies, she...
piano and composition
“One of the highlights of the North Sea Jazz Festival,” wrote Jazzmagazine about pianist and composer Rembrandt Frerichs (*1977). His knowledge of classical music from various parts of the world...
conductor and composer
Leonard Evers (*1985) is a composer and conductor. After earning a bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature from Leiden University, he graduated cum laude with a degree in Composition and Arranging from the...
singing
Graziella Hunsel Rivero is an Amsterdam native with Surinamese roots and a familiar face in the Dutch music scene. She has toured the Netherlands with successful theater productions and is a regular guest artist at the Konrad...
jazz and world music band
In 2019, a special adventure began for two groups of top musicians. Musicians from Fra Fra Sound embarked on a unique collaboration with musicians from the Concertgebouw Orchestra. On one hand, the swinging...
composer and arranger
Henk de Vlieger (Schiedam, 1953) studied percussion with Willem Heesen and composition with Theo Loevendie and Klaas de Vries at the Rotterdam Conservatory. He gained international recognition with his symphonic...
The GoYa Quartet Amsterdam was founded in 2014. The four young musicians, from Belgium, Cuba, Japan, and France, respectively, met while playing in the Concertgebouw Orchestra and have forged close bonds...
trumpet and composition
Berima Amo is a Ghanaian singer, trumpet player, composer, and arranger. At the age of seven, he was already performing on major stages, including with the John Teye Band. He was mentored by Teddy...
piano
Pianist and composer Ramón Valle has been living in Amsterdam for several years. He was seven when he began studying piano at the Escuela Nacional de Arte in his hometown...
cellist and programmer
Izak Hudnik Zajec has been a cellist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra since November 2024. Izak Hudnik initially studied with Miloš Mlejnik in Ljubljana and with Reinhard Latzko in Vienna. After completing his studies...
