I teach piano in Amsterdam, was born in Surabaya & bubbling around the Earth since Dec. 1969.

Started living in The Netherlands in 1998, I rediscovered piano music again. Taking piano lessons in Zandaam music school (now: Fluxus), I went to Alkmaar Conservatorium and graduated as 'docerend musicus' (=Bachelor of Music) in 2006/2007.

After graduating I learned a lot from teaching, playing with my Amsterdam Pianoclub, lessons from Marietta Petkova, and concerts in the neighbourhood (Huis van de Wijk Buitenvelderd, Pianoshop Van Kerkwijk Amstelveen) or piano festivals such as Rondje Piano Schagen, Piano Promenade, and concerts I organize myself/with friends/students.

I learned piano as a kid from my mom and some other piano teacher friends of her; the most memorable and important were the lessons from Pastoor Gerrit Janssen when I was 12-13. He was a Dutch Chatolic Priest who worked in Manado, Indonesia for 25 years. Now he lives in Tilburg, being 95 this year (March 2024).