Heather Kurzbauer

Heather Kurzbauer is a senior lecturer at the University of Amsterdam and has performed in leading Dutch orchestras including the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra. A former Corresponding Editor at Strad magazine, Ms. Kurzbauer reports on music festivals and competitions the world over for a wide variety of media. She was awarded a Hijmans Fellowship for PhD research on employment/labor issues impacting orchestral musicians. Heather Kurzbauer received her Doctorate in Law (University of Amsterdam 2022). Employment Vulnerabilities in the World of Orchestral Musicians: Symphonic Metamorphoses is her recent book.