Annette Kruisbrink (born 1958 Amsterdam) is a Dutch classical guitarist and composer.
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She studied the guitar with Pieter van der Staak at the conservatory of Zwolle and attended masterclasses by Leo Brouwer, John Mills, Toyohiko Satoh. She is an autodidact on the flamenco guitar and vihuela. She studied composition with Alex Manassen and attended composition classes run by Nigel Osborne and Claudio Prieto.[1]
She composed over 200 compositions that were published in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Canada and the United States.[2] She was commissioned by the Dutch broadcaster NCRV, Huismuziek, Guitar Festival Zwolle, Theatre Odeon Zwolle, Fonds voor de Scheppende Toonkunst and Novam.[3]
Annette Kruisbrink gave recitals and masterclasses in guitar and composition, throughout Europe and Argentina. With the Belgian guitarist Arlette Ruelens, she formed The Anido Guitar Duo. With the Dutch soprano Franka van Essen, she formed the duo Kruisbrink & Van Essen. She currently teaches guitar at the Anido Guitar School and ethno music at the Conservatory of Music in Zwolle.[4]
She is the producer of 18 CDs with her compositions.