Dennis Wijntjens was born in 1976 in Geleen, Netherlands and grew up in Maastricht . He received his first violin lesson from Paul Aerts (Belgium) in Maastricht in 1984 , when he was 8 years old. From 1989 to 1991 he also received private lessons in violin and music theory, in preparation for his conservatory studies . In 1992 he was admitted to the HACO course at the former Jeanne d'Arc College in Maastricht, a Conservatory course in collaboration with the Maastricht Conservatory. In June 1994 he received his high school diploma there . In 1995 Dennis started the first year of the Teaching Musician Violin (classical) course at the Maastricht Conservatory with main subject teacher Nilla Pierrou . During his conservatory studies he played extensively with various ensembles and orchestras, including the Limburg Baroque Consort, the Landgraaf Symphony Orchestra, Musica Mosa and the Kerkrade Symphony Orchestra. In July 1999, Dennis successfully obtained his Teaching Musician. After graduating, Dennis played with various ensembles and orchestras. In 2000 Dennis was seen on television in the Cor & Co Orchestra conducted by pianist Cor Bakker. Here he accompanied Lionel Richie, UB40, Al Jarreau from the orchestra, a very nice expérience. In 2000, Dennis performed JS Bach 's violin concerto in A minor as a soloist with Musica Mosa. Since 2001, Dennis has played in the Antwerp Accompaniment Orchestra , which annually accompanies opera/operetta associations WOK Weert, Cantiamo Kerkrade and GOV Goes. Dennis also started building up his own teaching practice , giving violin lessons in Maastricht and the surrounding area. He did this with so much enthusiasm, motivation and pleasure that the dream of his own professional teaching practice was born !