The Young Musicians Academy of Fontys Conservatorium in Tilburg is the successor of the Young Talent class. Here, Ms Jelena Bazova is my teacher. Next to piano lessons, the students at YMA have a choir, music theory, group lessons and chamber music. Ms Jelena encourages en stimulates her students greatly; many of them won prizes at competitions. YMA organises special workshops and concerts. I started playing the piano when I was 9 at Muziek Praktijk ‘Op Maat’ in Tiel. Annelies Nooteboom was my teacher at the time for a year.

Group lesson for students of Jelena Bazova at the Young Musicians Academy Photography: Coen van Walbeek

Masterclasses:
2011 Bart van Oort(fortepiano), Leo Samama, Jochem Geene, Paul Komen, Cees Nieuwenhuizen
2010 Ruth Nye, Igor Roma, Elza Kolodin.
2009 Henk Ekkel, Uwe Zeutzheim.
2008, 2007 Ton Demmers, Wibi Soerjadi.

Short courses:
2011, 2010, 2009 Summercourse, Stichting Piano! Piano! with Marlies van Gent, Marjes Benoist and Riko Fukuda.
Alexandertechnique: Wendelien Verbeek.
2009 Music in castle Hernen by Michail Markov.

Chamber music:
2011 YMA: Jan van den Eijnden, Het Orlando Festival: Leo Samama, Frank van de Laar
2010 Wim de Jong en Henk Guittart, Wyneke Jordans & Leo van Doeselaar.

Jelena Bazova
Ms Jelena Bazova studied piano and organ music at the Conservatory of Kazan (Russia). She received a Prix d’Excellence for both studies. In 1991 she was a laureate at the Russian national organ competition. From 1980 to 1990 she taught piano at the State Conservatory of Astrakhan (South-Russia) and from 1990 to 1997 both piano and organ at the State conservatory of Kazan. From 1997 she started her carrier in The Netherlands, e.g. as organist of the Sacramentskoor in Breda.
Adresdetails: Jelena van Hoek-Bazova, Valkenierslaan 186, 4834 CL Breda, + 31 (0)76 5612628, bahoek@gmail.com

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