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Among the musicians of Friends of the Song, you will find up-and-coming talent, as well as singers and instrumentalists who are now well known both at home and abroad. 

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singers

Florian Just-baritone

Florian Just

  • baritone
Florian Just began his musical training at an early age with the Dresdner Kreuzchor and completed his studies at the Conservatories of Amsterdam and Metz with Udo Reinemann. The Amsterdam-based baritone enjoys a varied international career on the opera and concert stage, as well as in the oratorio and chamber music world.
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Vincent Kusters-baritone

Vincent Kusters

  • baritone
Limburg baritone Vincent Kusters is a sought-after concert and Lieder singer who is at home in both oratorio and opera and has a great affinity for classical song. His repertoire includes works from the Renaissance to contemporary compositions, some of which are dedicated to him.
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Matthijs Mesdag

  • baritone
Matthijs Mesdag grew up in a musical family. He studied solo singing and was part of Ton Koopman's Amsterdam Baroque Choir for many years. He could also be heard at home and abroad in oratorios, various operas and as an interpreter of song.
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Jared Michaud

  • baritone
Jared Andrew Michaud is an emerging American baritone recognised internationally for his interpretation of the art song.
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Daniel Hermán Mostert

  • baritone
Daniël Hermán Mostert is active as an ensemble singer and as an oratorio, opera and Lieder singer. He has been with the Groot Omroepkoor in Hilversum since 2010.
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Robbert Muuse-baritone

Robbert Muuse

  • baritone
Robbert Muuse is a true song singer. Besides performing the better-known song repertoire, he seeks the challenge in rediscovering unknown or forgotten music. His interpretations are praised for the focused, warm and clear tone with which he sings and the clear diction that enhances his profound musical interpretation.
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Artur Rożek

  • baritone
Artur Rożek completed his vocal studies cum laude, after which several scholarships enabled him to participate in important competitions and master classes. Artur sings solo parts in a range of oratorios, and the art of song also brings him to stages at home and abroad with various pianists.
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Martijn Sanders

Martijn Sanders

  • baritone
Martijn Sanders has sung several opera roles at international festivals. He has also gained a great reputation as a song singer and concert soloist and can be heard on the important stages at home and abroad.
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Sinan Vural

Sinan Vural

  • baritone
Sinan Vural studied at the Conservatorium Hogeschool Enschede and works as an opera and oratorio singer.
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instrumentalists

Charlie Bo Meijering-piano

Charlie Bo Meijering

  • piano
Charlie Bo Meijering is a pianist and visual artist. Since graduating, he has performed as a soloist on several occasions both on the concert stage and in TV programmes. He has a special fondness for song accompaniment.
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Ernst Munneke

Ernst Munneke

  • piano
Ernst Munneke specialised in song accompaniment during his studies. He has an intensive concert practice with many singers and instrumentalists and has given concerts worldwide.
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Wouter Munsterman

  • piano
Wouter Munsterman has a great love of song and focused on chamber music and accompanying singers during and after his studies. Since 2007, he has been a repetiteur at the vocal department of ArtEZ Conservatoire in Zwolle.
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Jan Willem Nelleke-piano

Jan Willem Nelleke

  • piano
Jan Willem Nelleke is in great demand as an accompanist and has worked with various singers and instrumentalists with whom he has given concerts throughout Europe and beyond. He has composed a large number of songs and chamber music and his arrangements are regularly played.
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Marien van Nieukerken

  • piano
Marien van Nieukerken works(ed) with numerous well-known singers and has accompanied many song recitals. He has a keen interest in composers whose repertoire is generally less well known. As a (guest) teacher, he regularly gives courses in song interpretation and song accompaniment.
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Mark van Nispen-piano

Mark van Nispen

  • piano
Mark van Nispen is active as pianist/song accompanist and works with several singers. He is also associated with opera companies as a repetiteur and coach.
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Abigail Richards-piano

Abigail Richards

  • piano
Abigail Richards has won many scholarships and awards. She can be heard as a chamber musician, soloist and song accompanist. She is also an accompanist at the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music and a freelancer with the Nationale Reisopera.
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Jeroen Sarphati piano

Jeroen Sarphati

  • piano
Jeroen Sarphati is in great demand as a pianist, vocalist accompanist and festival pianist. He has given recitals in such important venues as the Beurs van Berlage, the Brussels Monnaie Theatre and the Hermitage in St Petersburg.
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Martijn van Sas

  • piano
Martijn van Sas felt strongly attracted to the piano from the age of ten and developed into a gifted classical pianist and passionate musician. He is a teacher and accompanist at the Kunsthumaniora Brussel and the academy of Zottegem.
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Vaughan Schlepp-piano

Vaughan Schlepp

  • piano
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Sofi Simeonidis

  • piano
Sofi Simeonidis studied piano, song interpretation and accompaniment in Tbilisi, Detmold and Cologne. She attended numerous master classes, winning numerous prizes and scholarships. Her passion for music and literature led her to singing and poetry, from classical to contemporary. She forms a duo with Julia Kurig.
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Maxime Snaterse

  • piano
Maxime Snaterse completed her bachelor cum laude and later her master with highest distinction. She won several awards and worked as a song pianist with various singers. She is a passionate pianist who wants to share her fascination for classical music with audiences.
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