Sophie Hulshoff (1998) started playing the piano at the age of 7. When she was 13 years old, she started her conservatory education in the young talent class in Arnhem (the Netherlands) at the ArtEZ Conservatory. During this program, she followed lessons with both Frank Peters and Frank van de Laar. Sophie finished her piano bachelor’s degree in 2021 at the Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), where she studied with pianist Bart van de Roer. During this time, she also occasionally traveled to Brussels (Belgium) to follow private lessons with pianist Julien Brocal. It was during these lessons with Julien Brocal that Sophie discovered her interested to move to Belgium to continue her education after obtaining her bachelor’s degree.

In the summer of 2021, she moved to Brussels to start with her master’s degree with pianist Julien Libeer at Luca School of Arts (Leuven). In October 2022 Sophie was admitted to the ICPA program; The International Certificate for Piano Artists, Fondation Bell’arte. Monthly she studies with the main teacher and founder of the program Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri, and a guest teacher (a.o. Michel Béroff, Eugen Indjic, Jean-Philippe Collard). With the program Sophie has already performed in Poland, Vilnius and Berlin.

Apart from her solo repertoire, Sophie is very passionate about playing chamber music. She has various projects in both The Netherlands and Belgium.

In the summer of 2023 Sophie started a new collaboration together with singer Sabra El Bahri-Khatri. They performed together at the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam and at the festival ‘Het weekend and de romantische muziek’ in Rotterdam. Since Sophie made her debut at the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam, she has been asked for various new projects and concerts in the Netherlands.

In 2024 Sophie will start a new collaboration with French cellist Soni Siecinski. They will start a concert tour in April, they will perform in Paris, Brussels and different locations in the Netherlands. 

In November 2021 Sophie performed the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor in the Vredeskerk in Leiden (the Netherlands), with the Leiden Sinfonietta led by conductor Joost Geevers.

This last April Sophie made her debut in Rome (Italy) by performing the Mozart Piano Concerto in C minor K. 491 with the Roma Tre Orchestra led by conductor Jan-Latham Koenig.

Calendar

Upcoming concerts

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Past concerts

April 14, 2024
Sunday 11 P.M.
Guldenberg
Guldenberg Klassiek
Cello & piano duo
April 14, 2024
Sunday 11 P.M.
Guldenberg
Guldenberg Klassiek
Cello & piano duo
April 14, 2024
Sunday 15 P.M.
Ulvenhart
Ulvenhart klassiek
Cello & piano duo
Soni Siecinski & Sophie Hulshoff
April 14, 2024
Sunday 15 P.M.
Ulvenhart
Ulvenhart klassiek
Cello & piano duo
Soni Siecinski & Sophie Hulshoff
April 6, 2024
20:00
Hooge Zwaluwe
Snaren op Zwaluw
Duo concert cello & piano. Sophie Hulshoff & Soni Siecinski
Duo concert cello & piano. Sophie Hulshoff & Soni Siecinski
April 6, 2024
20:00
Hooge Zwaluwe
Snaren op Zwaluw
Duo concert cello & piano. Sophie Hulshoff & Soni Siecinski
Duo concert cello & piano. Sophie Hulshoff & Soni Siecinski
January 7, 2024
Sunday, 11 a.m.
's-Hertogenbosch
Podium Azijnfabriek
Koffie bij de piano
January 7, 2024
Sunday, 11 a.m.
's-Hertogenbosch
Podium Azijnfabriek
Koffie bij de piano
December 10, 2023
Sunday, 11 a.m.
Helvoirt
Hotel Guldenberg - Guldenberg 12, 5268 KR Helvoirt
Finale Guldenberg Klassiek
December 10, 2023
Sunday, 11 a.m.
Helvoirt
Hotel Guldenberg - Guldenberg 12, 5268 KR Helvoirt
Finale Guldenberg Klassiek
November 12, 2023
Sunday, 11 a.m.
Helvoirt
Hotel Guldenberg - Guldenberg 12, 5268 KR Helvoirt
Guldenberg Klassiek | Piano solo recital
November 12, 2023
Sunday, 11 a.m.
Helvoirt
Hotel Guldenberg - Guldenberg 12, 5268 KR Helvoirt
Guldenberg Klassiek | Piano solo recital
November 12, 2023
Sunday, 3 p.m.
Ulvenhout
Landgoed Ulvenhart - Heistraat 16 – 18 4858 RL Ulvenhout AC
Ulvenhart Klassiek | Piano solo recital
November 12, 2023
Sunday, 3 p.m.
Ulvenhout
Landgoed Ulvenhart - Heistraat 16 – 18 4858 RL Ulvenhout AC
Ulvenhart Klassiek | Piano solo recital
August 20, 2023
Sunday, 5 p.m.
Rotterdam, NL
Park onder de Euromast (stage "Verdi")
Dag van de Romantische Muziek
Sophie Hulshoff w/ singer Sabra El Bahri Khatri
Dit nieuwe muzikale duo speelt muziek met vele achtergronden: van westerse klassieke muziek, tot Mediterrane liederen en jazz standards. Door middel van verschillende muzikale en culturele invloeden proberen Sabra en Sophie het publiek te raken en hun horizon te verbreden met een frisse kijk op repertoire. De liefde voor het Franse expressionisme is wat dit duo heeft samengebracht. Met het gevarieerde programma maken ze een brug tussen de verschillende culturen.
August 20, 2023
Sunday, 5 p.m.
Rotterdam, NL
Park onder de Euromast (stage "Verdi")
Dag van de Romantische Muziek
Sophie Hulshoff w/ singer Sabra El Bahri Khatri
August 14, 2023
Monday, 9 pm
Amsterdam
Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
Grachtenfestival | Meesterlijk!-series
Sophie Hulshoff w/ Sabra el Bahri Khatri (soprano), Diederik Smulders (cello) & Mohamed-Amine el Korchi (qanun)
Sopraan Sabra el Bahri Khatri is de eerste van drie genomineerden voor de GrachtenfestivalPrijs die zich presenteert tijdens de serie Meesterlijk! in Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. De winnaar van de GrachtenfestivalPrijs wordt de Artist in Residence voor het volgende Grachtenfestival. Sabra is van alle markten thuis en laat ons in een veelzijdig programma zien wat zij als Artist in Residence zou bieden. Van klassiek tot Arabische muziek en van jazz tot Jacques Brel: we maken het tijdens deze avond allemaal mee. Sabra brengt enkele van haar favoriete musici mee: Sophie Hulshoff op piano, cellist Diederik Smulders en op de qanun het jonge talent Mohamed-Amine el Korchi. Het concert wordt gepresenteerd door Ab Nieuwdorp, presentator van De Klassieken op NPO Klassiek en artistiek adviseur van het Grachtenfestival.
August 14, 2023
Monday, 9 pm
Amsterdam
Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky
Grachtenfestival | Meesterlijk!-series
Sophie Hulshoff w/ Sabra el Bahri Khatri (soprano), Diederik Smulders (cello) & Mohamed-Amine el Korchi (qanun)
April 13, 2023
Thursday, 8.30 pm
Roma, IT
Teatro Palladium
A trip to Vienna with Jan Latham-Koenig
Sophie Hulshoff w/ Elisa Eleonora Papandrea (violin), Lorenzo Rundo (viola), Angelo Maria Santisi (cello), Roma Tre Orchestra, conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig
W.A. Mozart: Piano Quarted no. 1 in G minor K 478 | Piano Concerto no.24 in C minor K 491 | F. Schubert: Symphony no. 8 in B minor D 759 "Unfinished"
April 13, 2023
Thursday, 8.30 pm
Roma, IT
Teatro Palladium
A trip to Vienna with Jan Latham-Koenig
Sophie Hulshoff w/ Elisa Eleonora Papandrea (violin), Lorenzo Rundo (viola), Angelo Maria Santisi (cello), Roma Tre Orchestra, conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig

Highlights

A trip to Vienna w/ Roma Tre Orchestra conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig
(Rome, IT)

W.A. Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor, K 491

April 14, 2023  | Teatro Palladium (Rome, IT)

Sophie Antoinette Hulshoff | Rome, Italy
Sophie Antoinette Hulshoff | Rome, Italy

Grachtenfestival | Meesterlijk!-series

Sophie Hulshoff w/ Sabra el Bahri Khatri (soprano), Diederik Smulders (cello) & Mohamed-Amine el Korchi (qanun)

August 20, 2023  | Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky (Amsterdam, NL)

Sophie Hulshoff - Grachtenfestival Amsterdam 2023
Sophie Hulshoff - Grachtenfestival Amsterdam 2023
Sophie Hulshoff - Grachtenfestival Amsterdam 2023
Sophie Hulshoff - Grachtenfestival Amsterdam 2023
double piano concerto Luca School of Arts
with Tom De Beuckelaer

October 14, 2022

Autumn Concert Sinfonietta
Leiden, NL

November 21, 2021

Curriculum

Contests

In 2016 Sophie won the 1st price in her at the Tristan Keuris Concours in Amersfoort.

Two years later Sophie won 
together with saxophone player Puck van der Hoeven de encouragement price at the Prinses Christina Concours in Maastricht.

 

Concerts

In 2014 Sophie performed a concert for the official opening of the Akoestikum (National training centre for Music, Dance and Theator) in Ede, the Netherlands. At the end of 2018 Sophie performed in the Jurriaanse zaal of the Doelen (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) where she performed repertoire of Francis Poulenc.

In November 2021 Sophie performed the Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor in the Vredeskerk in Leiden (the Netherlands), with the Leiden Sinfonietta led by conductor Joost Geevers.

In April 2023 Sophie made her debut in Rome (Italy) by performing the Mozart Piano Concerto in C minor K. 491 with the Roma Tre Orchestra led by conductor Jan-Latham Koenig.

In August 2023 Sophie performed at the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam with singer Sabra El Bahri-Khatri who was nominated for the Grachtenfestival prize. 

Chamber music

Sophie is involved in various chamber music projects. Apart from her solo repertoire, Sophie is very passionate about playing chamber music. She has various projects in both The Netherlands and Belgium. 

In the summer of 2023 Sophie started a new collaboration together with singer Sabra El Bahri-Khatri. They performed together at the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam and at the festival ‘Het weekend and de romantische muziek’ in Rotterdam.

In 2024 Sophie will start a new collaboration with French cellist Soni Siecinski. They will start a concert tour in April, they will perform in Paris, Brussels and different locations in the Netherlands. s.

 

Masterclasses

Håkon Austbø, Hannes Minnaar, Frank Braley, Romano Pallottini, Julien Brocal, Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri, Michel Béroff, Eugen Indjic, Dalia Ouziel, Kyung Ah, Josep Colom, Jean-Philippe Collard.

Press

Guillaume Connesson – S. Dance

Interview in Ondernemerslounge RTL 7

April 18, 2021

Teaching

Sophie has been teaching piano since she was 14 and founded her own company Sophie Antoinette Musique in 2016.

Sophie has been giving private piano lessons for several years with great pleasure and success. You can take lessons at Sophie’s home in Brussels on a new Bechstein grand piano

At least once a year, we organise a performance for students to show off their beautiful playing to friends and family.

Would you also like to take piano lessons with Sophie? Send her an email, you will get a response as soon as possible!

Sophie Antoinette Musique

1050 Brussel

KvK-nummer: 67480853
BTW-nummer: NL229557053801
KNAB: NL20 KNAB 0255 7756 44