Member
Contact Information
muskensa@gmail.comLocation
Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg
Early Music Skills & Interests
Clavichord, Conductor, Fortepiano, Harpsichord, Organ, Other KeyboardEarly Music Affiliations
Composer, Conductor, Music/Artistic Director, Musicologist, Opera Director, Performer, Student
Biography
Anders Muskens (b. 1993) is a Canadian fortepianist, harpsichordist, and ensemble director specializing in historical keyboard performance and musicology. Performing across Europe and North America, he is known for vivid interpretations of 18th- and early 19th-century music. He studied fortepiano at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague with Bart van Oort and Petra Somlai and is currently completing a PhD in Musicology at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, researching rhetorical acting and early modern theatre practices in performance. He is the founder and director of Das Neue Mannheimer Orchester, dedicated to reviving the music of the Mannheim Court. The ensemble has appeared at major festivals including the Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele and has recorded for Etcetera Records and Naxos. His discography includes Beethoven: Waldstein & Appassionata Sonatas (2023), Vogler: Travel Souvenirs for Keyboard (2025), and Louise Farrenc: Complete Works for Violin and Fortepiano (2023). Praised for his stylistic imagination and expressive command, Muskens’ performances have been described as “not only vital and exciting, but new and revolutionary” (Early Music America), with playing that “unleashed a true firework of sounds” (Stadt Walldorf Review). His Beethoven has been lauded for its “technically impeccable” execution, rhetorical flair, and bold use of historical instruments, while his ensemble and chamber work has been noted for “nuance and temperament,” with “passagework well executed without sounding like an etude” (Early Music America).
He has performed solo recitals at Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Utrecht Early Music Festival, and Salle Bourgie, Montreal. Muskens is a recipient of the Early Music Young Ensemble Competition First Prize (London, 2018), the Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction (2024), and was a 2024 stipend holder of the Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg. He is represented by Sonus Artist Agency.
