‘The voice is everybody’s first instrument and singing is the most natural and basic musical expression.’
Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Gericke was born in Germany. From a young age, she sang in a cathedral choir, after which she joined the German National Youth Choir. She has been a member of various ensembles and has given numerous concerts in Europe and beyond.
After graduating in music education from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover and completing her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in classical singing at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague, she regularly performs lieder and oratorio. She has collaborated with orchestras such as the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and The Hague Philharmonic.
She has completed various additional training programmes in music pedagogy and vocal pedagogy, including Lichtenberg, Pahn, Body Mapping, Quality Practice, Kodály and the two-year ‘Teach the Teacher’ programme at the Margreet Honig Studio.
Stephanie has been a teacher at the Royal Conservatoire since 2008.