ESTHER STEENBERGEN

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Guitarist Esther Steenbergen is internationally recognized for her fresh approach to the repertoire. Renowned as a soloist, ensemble player, and accompanist for singers and instrumentalists, Esther Steenbergen collaborates with musicians from numerous styles and disciplines. She occasionally takes part in theater productions.

With her own trio, she crossed the classical repertoire with Latin and Jazz. As a member of the highly acclaimed Amsterdam Guitar Trio, an accompanist for the well-known bass-baritone Maarten Koningsberger, and a member of her own trio, she performed all across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

SIDE ROADS

While still a student, she won first prize at the Maria Canals international music competition in Barcelona (Spain) and was then overcome by doubts about life as a classical guitarist. She started her journey, sometimes desperately, other times with great pleasure, along many twisted and unusual paths.

She studied art policy and culture management, produced radio programs and concert series, and, for a while, even worked at an employment agency for stage artists. One sunny day, wondering how on earth she had ended up there, she left the building and retraced her steps.

WIDE RANGE OF INTERESTS

Esther Steenbergen is a guitarist with a wide range of interests. She occasionally organizes concerts and gatherings, engages in reading and writing. She has a protégé with whom she explores the art world.

AGENDA

It’s been a while since her last series of performances, but slowly and surely she’s getting back on track preparing three new programs: “My Spanish Heart” , “With a Friend of a Friend” and “My | New | Repertoire.”

LECTURE

In her lecture “So You Want to Play in the Concertgebouw,” she shares insights from her 25 years of experience in organizing the “Meesters op de Gitaar” concert series in the renowned venue in Amsterdam.