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 is frequently contracted to perform 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 in Rotterdam, studying with Walter Boeykens and Nancy Braithwaite, and a Bachelor in Clarinet Performance and Teaching under Oscar Ramspek in Zwolle. An experienced and passionate educator, Rianne has taught at a variety of independent primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in Victoria and Queensland.

Rianne’s areas of expertise are performance, chamber music and education, and she conducts independent master classes, workshops and clinics. She is the 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.