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MusicMartine Mussies studied piano, cello and musicology at various conservatories (among others the Schumann Akademie) and universities in the Netherlands and abroad. At this moment, she is working on a Ph-D about Mermaids in Music.Next to her solo concerts, Martine is a keen and versatile chamber musician. Her ensemble history ranges from baroque chamber music in string quartet Col Legno, via music by unknown composers in pianotrio Intermezzo, to contemporary classical music with string orchestra Zoroaster, a group specialising in the performance of the 20th and 21th century repertoire.
Her discography includes one of Mozart’s quartets (De Haske Publications B.V.) Mozart’s Requiem (Brabants Conservatorium) and an Uccelini Sonata (for the promocd of the music school in Valkenswaard). She is also active as a guest and studio musician for film soundtracks and various pop, rock and folk bands. As a composer/arranger, Martine published Play Baroque! (Uitgeverij Cantique), two books with English and Irish Duets (De Haske Publications B.V.) and various pieces for cello solo, string quartet, cello and piano etc. in Encore!Magazine.
In her own words...“Music means the world to me, it’s like a drug I’m addicted to. I do have lots of other interests – like art and computers – but my love for music stands out.” (quote from an interview with PianoMix Magazine)"My first memory of wanting to play an instrument was when I was about four; we had a storybook with fantastic illustrations, and I really wanted to be like the gypsy girl with the gold hoop earrings, and long, black, curly hair playing the violin by the campfire! Not long after that, I started singing in various children’s choirs and that’s where it all started. I suppose that my dream has come true and I am a kind of 21st century gypsy. ;-) I am not only ‘hooked’ on playing the piano & cello, but like to try all sorts of instruments – in solo concerts, ensembles and my own compositions." |
♪ New publication: Play Baroque! - 10 pieces for keyboard players. Order here!. ♪ During the November Music festival, I played Kristoffer Zegers' Piano Phasing II. The cd-recording of this performance can be heard at the Dutch radio channel "De Concertzender". Click here to start this program streaming, our piano ensemble starts around 1:35:40 .
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