Maxime Snaterse

Pianist Maxime Snaterse is a versatile musician with a vibrant concert practice. She performed both solo and chamber music at national and international stages, including the Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall London and Florianka Concert Hall Krakow. In addition, she was heard at various renowned festivals in the Netherlands such as the Grachtenfestival, the Schiermonnikoog festival and the International Lied Festival Zeist. She was also a regular guest on broadcasts by the Dutch radio station NPO Klassiek. Another recent highlight was the performance of Beethoven’s 5th Piano Concerto in the large hall of the Kraków Philharmonic and Concertgebouw De Vereeniging in Nijmegen. In addition to her performing activities, Maxime is currently working as a tutor for the flute class of Toon Fret at the LUCA School of Arts in Leuven and as a piano teacher at the Conservatory of Mechelen.

Maxime obtained both her Bachelor and Master of Music cum laude at ArtEZ University of the Arts under Frank van de Laar, after which she continued her studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in the class of Aleksandar Madžar. Here, she graduated in 2023 with the highest distinction for her second Master of Music. Her development was further shaped by masterclasses with pianists such as Boris Berman and Lars Vogt and participation in international summer courses such as The International Holland Music Sessions Bergen and the International Mozarteum Sommerakademie Salzburg.

Maxime was a prize winner at several competitions, both as a soloist (including the Steinway Piano Competition and the Princess Christina Concours) and with her ensembles. She forms regular duos with saxophonist Deborah Witteveen, pianist Marco Mantovani, and soprano Irene Hoogveld, She is a member of the artistic team of the Dutch National Opera Vrienden van het Lied and Ballet. Since 2022 she has been associated with the Dutch National Opera and Ballet. Her broad artistic interest has also led to interdisciplinary projects, such as the music theatre performance Graven (2020) with Nieuw Utrechts Toneel. In addition to her musical career, Maxime stands out for her academic background: she completed a Bachelor of Technical Business Administration at the University of Twente in 2019 and obtained her Master of Business Administration with honors in 2020.