Michael is the principal violist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the founder of Music Stages, and a co-founder of Splendor Amsterdam. He works tirelessly to reach new audiences for (contemporary) classical...

Hamza Badi (born 1992 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a writer and multidisciplinary artist based in Amsterdam. In his work, he explores themes such as identity, gender, sexuality, and connection. Beneath his gentle exterior...

Gé is one of the leading lighting designers. For every concert, he creates a unique design that undergoes exciting transformations throughout the performance.  

Kay Sleking (1968, Zeist) is a musician, orchestra conductor, teacher, and consultant. He leads musical and cultural projects and works at the intersection of artistic quality and organizational expertise. Sleking studied classical guitar...

Renowned orchestra director and musicologist Elena Dubinets (born 1969 in Moscow, Russia) has served as artistic director of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra since May 2025. From 2021 to 2025, she held this position at the...

Pianist Anna Fedorova (born 1990 in Kyiv, Ukraine) displayed innate musical maturity and astonishing technical skills from a young age. She earned her Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music...

Clarinetist Hein Wiedijk (1963, Haarlem) studied at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. He has now been a member of the Concertgebouw Orchestra for 30 years. Hein is a co-founder of the record label Gutman Records, organizes...

Maxim Emelyanychev (born 1988 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) performs as a conductor, pianist, harpsichordist, organist, and cornetto player. After studying piano and conducting in his hometown, he continued his conducting studies with Gennadi...

Sound artist and composer Kate Moore (born 1979 in Oxfordshire, England) grew up in Australia with her Dutch mother. In 2002, her music studies brought her to the Netherlands, where she studied with Louis, among others...