{"id":2315,"date":"2025-12-15T16:57:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maartenwilmink.com\/?page_id=2315"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:28:57","slug":"biografie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maartenwilmink.com\/en\/biografie\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2315\" class=\"elementor elementor-2315\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46aeb8f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46aeb8f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;curve-asymmetrical&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M615.2,96.7C240.2,97.8,0,18.9,0,0v100h1000V0C1000,19.2,989.8,96,615.2,96.7z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de02013\" data-id=\"de02013\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d8b53 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07d8b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646ddd7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"646ddd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9dbbfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9dbbfc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b07e7c8\" data-id=\"b07e7c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9085b78 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9085b78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curriculum vitae<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14c330 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e14c330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Born in 2001, Maarten Wilmink became fascinated with the organ at the age of 12. His concert schedule has since taken him to Germany, France, Austria, Italy and Lithuania, among other places. He played concerts in Notre-Dame in Paris, Innsbruck Cathedral and Udine Cathedral, among others, and became first prize winner of several organ competitions. As of January 2026, he has been appointed titular organist of the Cathedral Basilica St Bavo in Haarlem.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15c243 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d15c243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">His organ studies began in 2014 with Louis ten Vregelaar and continued at the conservatoire in Rotterdam in 2019. Here he studied with Ben van Oosten and Zuzana Ferjen\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1. He also studied improvisation there with Hayo Boerema and completed his church music studies. Both his bachelor's and master's examinations for organ were graded with a 10 and he thus completed both summa cum laude. He is currently studying with Notre-Dame organist Vincent Dubois for the Konzertexamen Orgel in Saarbr\u00fccken (Germany).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56467bd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56467bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Besides his solo concerts, he performs solo with orchestras and regularly accompanies choirs and ensembles. He also has a YouTube channel on which he publishes his own recordings. From 2022 to 2026, he served as organist-conductor at St Stephen's Church in Borne. For the period 2023-2024, he received a two-year appointment as organ scholar in Ratingen (Germany). On several occasions, he played during Masses broadcast live on NPO 2. Besides his activities as a performing musician, he is also active as a private organ teacher.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a3351 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5a3351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">Maarten Wilmink was a prize winner at several organ competitions. He won first prizes at the SGO Organ Competition 2018 (Groningen), the Quintus Organ Competition 2021 (Kampen) and the Rino Benedet Organ Competition 2023 (Bibione (Italy)).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biografie Curriculum vitae Maarten Wilmink werd geboren in 2001 en raakte op 12-jarige leeftijd gefascineerd door het orgel. 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