Musiciens

These musicians are participating the Zomerfestival 2025!

Damiën Heemskerk started the preparatory piano training at Codarts Rotterdam with Bart van de Roer and is studying Bachelor piano with Bart. He also followed various Masterclasses. The young pianist has a fascinating list of performances behind him, including Chopin - Piano Concerto no. 1, with string orchestra Ars Musica. He is also a musician in the Classic Express and active as a composer and arranger, with a large number of his own compositions, such as the Fantasy for piano and string orchestra. Damiën won prizes at the Princess Christina competition, Princess Marianne competition and Storioni competition, together with Nina Broeva, violin.

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Yevhenii Motorenko was born in Ukraine and received his first piano lessons at the age of 4 from Prof. Gridneva at the renowned Lysenko Music School in Kiev. From 2027 to 2020 he studied with Barbara Szczepanska at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. Since 2020 he has continued his studies with Paolo Giacometti. He is a laureate of several international competitions: including the International Chopin Competitions in Ukraine, Poland and Estonia, the International Competition “Music without Limits” in Lithuania and the International Piano Competition in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 2023 he won the Steinway-Förderpreis in Düsseldorf together with Eduard Breda.

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Paulius Andersson is a Lithuanian-Danish concert pianist who has won over 16 international competitions throughout Europe, including 2nd prize at the prestigious Rachmaninov Piano Competition in Moscow. His recordings of Medtner’s ‘Night Wind’ sonata and the Chaconne by J.S. Bach-Busoni were broadcast on the Dutch Concert Channel. Australian pianist Geoffrey Douglas Madge praised him for his incredible sense of the timing and architecture of the work: “I have no hesitation in saying that it is the best performance I have ever heard.” “Paulius Andersson is a wonderfully gifted pianist. In addition to his great virtuosity, musicality and sense of style, Paulius has a strong artistic personality and a strong stage presence that wins over the audience.” (Eugen Indjic).

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Margaretha 2024

Sterre Hond

Pianist Sterre Hond graduated from the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam in 2024 with Bart van de Roer. She is a young classical pianist and composer with a preference for the romantic and impressionistic repertoire. Sterre sees colors in certain sounds. A composition of hers can therefore be seen as a color palette or painting. During concerts, Sterre takes the audience into her world of experience where color and sound are literally connected. She does this by also playing her own compositions, which can be described as cinematic. Sterre participated in the music of the Broadway show 'The Pianist' in New York. She has also won various prizes, including at the Festival d'Anniviers in Switzerland In 2023, Sterre was heard on NPO Klassiek. She also collaborates with film composer Alex Simu, an internationally acclaimed clarinetist, saxophonist and composer.

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Simonas Poška comes from Lithuania and studied there at the M. K. Čiurlionis Art School. Since 2020 he has been studying piano at the Hannover University of Music, Theatre and Media with Roland Krüger. Simonas won the 2nd prize at the largest piano competition in Lithuania and the prize for the highest placing among all Lithuanians. He performed with the Orchestre Symphonique de la Garde Républicaine, attended by Presidents Gitanas Nausėda and Emmanuel Macron. He also played with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Kaunas Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the M. K. Čiurlionis Art School, Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle Europe, Vytautas Magnus University Chamber Orchestra, St. Christopher's Chamber Orchestra and Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra. The young pianist received an award for representing Lithuania at international competitions from Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania.

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Vicky Yu-Ping Vicky Juo was born in Yunlin, Taiwan.She attended Sacred Hearts High School and performed as a soloist with the Sacred Hearts Orchestra in Taiwan.
In 2014 Vicky moved to the Netherlands and studied at the Conservatory of Amsterdam: Bachelor 2018.
This was followed by a Master of Music in piano and her second Master of Repetitorship program with Frank van de Laar.
Vicky is an experienced musician and has won many prizes at solo piano and chamber music competitions.
First prizes at the National Student Music Competition of Yunlin (Taiwan), Beethoven Prize of the Young Pianist Foundation Competition, 2nd prize Odin International Music Competition, 1st prize International Moscow Music Competition and 2nd prize France Music Competition in 2021.

Vicky gives concerts throughout the Netherlands and at festivals in Europe such as Holland Music Session (Netherlands), MusicAlp (France) and Cours International de Blonay (Switzerland).She also attended master classes with many famous masters.

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