Véronique van Duurling
Véronique van Duurling studied at the Conservatorium of Maastricht in the Netherlands, where she completed her Bachelor of Music in Pedagogy and Performance, followed by a Postgraduate Degree with Carlo Marchione. She later continued her artistic development in France, enrolling in the Cours de Spécialisation with Duo Melis at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg, which she completed with very high distinction.
At the University of Alicante in Spain, she was a student of the I Máster en Interpretación de Guitarra Clásica 2013, working closely with leading guitarists including David Russell, Ignacio Rodes, Hopkinson Smith, Roberto Aussel, Manuel Barrueco, Carles Trepat, Nigel North, and conductor José de Eusebio. She also earned the Máster Oficial en Enseñanzas Artísticas: Interpretación e Investigación de la Música at the Conservatori Superior de Música Oscar Esplá in Alicante.
Recordings
In 2016 she released the duo album The Journey with Harold Gretton. The recording features original works for two guitars and transcriptions by Duo Amythis, including the world premiere of a composition by Johannes Möller. The project was funded through a successful crowdfunding campaign on the Wemakeit platform.
Teaching
Véronique is an active pedagogue who has given masterclasses at international guitar festivals and leading institutions such as the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Victorian College of the Arts in Australia, the Conservatoire de Strasbourg in France, and the University of Xalapa in Veracruz, Mexico. She co-founded the private music school Two Notes in Düren, Germany, which continues to welcome a large number of students.
She currently teaches at the Clara Schumann Music School in Baden-Baden and works with the Rheinperle Mandolin Association, as well as the Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra Neuweier, where she serves as conductor and artistic director.
Performing at Siccas Guitars
Every classical guitarist who performs at Siccas Guitars brings a distinct musical path to the instrument — shaped by years of study, competition experience, and the particular musical tradition they have chosen to inhabit. The classical guitar demands sustained technical commitment and a deep engagement with a repertoire that spans from the Renaissance through to works written for living performers. It is an instrument whose full possibilities only reveal themselves over time.
