Dr Rianne Wilschut

Dr Rianne Wilschut is a Brisbane-based clarinettist, educator, and clinician.

She holds a Griffith University Doctor of Musical Arts degree, specialising in chamber music. An active chamber musician, Rianne is the clarinettist of the Limpinwood Ensemble and founding member of Ensemble Entourage, which toured under the banner of Musica Viva In Schools nationwide. As a freelance orchestral player, she frequently performs with Camerata - Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, and with a variety of music theatre companies.

Born and educated in The Netherlands, Rianne obtained a Post-Graduate Chamber Music Diploma and a Masters in Advanced Performance, studying with Walter Boeykens and Nancy Braithwaite in Rotterdam, and a Bachelor in Clarinet Performance and Teaching under Oscar Ramspek in Zwolle.

An experienced and passionate educator, Dr Wilschut is a casual lecturer in clarinet at the University of Queensland, she teaches at Anglican Church Grammar School, and conducts independent master classes, workshops and clinics.

Rianne is President of the Queensland Clarinet and Saxophone Society, and has presented at academic conferences in Malaysia and Australia, at the International Clarinet Conference in Louisiana (USA) and at the Australasian Clarinet and Saxophone Conference in Melbourne.