Matthijs Broersma
http://www.gemeauxquartett.com
Versatile cellist Matthijs Broersma is in great demand both as a soloist and as a chamber musician. He has performed extensively worldwide in venues such as the Concertgebouw and Wigmore Hall. Recent highlights include performances of concertos by Kabalevsky and Gulda, the Saint-Saëns Concerto with the Bern Symphony Orchestra, and the Elgar Concerto conducted by Christopher Warren-Green. Solo recitals have brought him to the Royal Festival Hall, Purcell Room and the Menuhin Hall, as well as to Japan. Matthijs is also the cellist of the Gémeaux Quartett, a firmly established international prize winning Swiss quartet. Recently the quartet was guest at festivals in Germany, Austria and Sweden, performed in Hong Kong, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Philharmonie in Köln and during the World Economic Forum in Davos. Matthijs is Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at the Yehudi Menuhin School and in 2019 he joined the faculty of the Royal Conservatory The Hague’s School for Young Talent.
Matthijs is a Trustee of The Aidan Woodcock Charitable Trust. He has been involved with the Maiastra courses since 2006 and more recently as a Course Director.
