Hein Boterberg is Head of Music and Repertoire Coach at the International Opera Academy in Ghent (Belgium) and works as a Visiting Repertoire Coach at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (UK). Recently he was also appointed Guest Professor for Chamber Music at the Royal Conservatoire in Ghent. Next to his pedagogical work and fascination, he is an acclaimed accompanist for singers in recitals. 

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He studied piano at the Conservatoire in Ghent. At the Royal Scottish Academy and the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama he specialised in singing accompaniment. He was also holder of the Geoffrey Parsons Junior fellowship at the Royal College of Music in London. 

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In de Munt | la Monnaie in Brussels, he assisted Antonio Pappano and Renato Balsadonna and worked in productions with singers such as Susan Graham, José van Dam, Jonas Kaufmann, Joseph Calleja and Diana Damrau. He has also played for conductors such as Kazushi Ono and Alessandro de Marchi. 

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He worked with singers for the Filharmonie, the Flemish Radio Choir, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen, the Royal Ballet and Opera (Covent Garden), the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and the Collegium Vocale, Ghent.

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In song recitals he played in Europe, Asia and Australia in venues such as the Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room in London, the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, Opéra de Lille, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and many more. In 2006 he started the recital series Vocal Journey, for which he devised and played concerts with young singers from all over the world.

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He has been invited to teach at many renowned institutions. Most recently the Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid, the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in Barcelona and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn. He was involved as Repertoire Coach and Music Director in summer courses for young singers in the UK, Portugal, Malaysia and Thailand. 

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He is Board Member for SWUK and VOLT Chamber Choir.