Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Belgium
Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Sweden
Katlijn Sergeant, from Belgium, studied under Carlos Bruneel at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where she graduated with high distinction. She then continued her musical education in Amsterdam with Vincent Cortvrint and attended various masterclasses across Europe. Since 2012, she has been the principal piccolo player with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra.
As an accomplished orchestral and chamber musician, Katlijn has performed with a range of prestigious orchestras, including the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Oslo Philharmonic, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Royal Monnaie Opera in Brussels, the Royal Danish Opera, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Brussels Philharmonic, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, and the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, I Solisti del Vento.
In 2017, In addition to her performance work, Katlijn began teaching a Master education program in piccolo at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Most recently, she has taught masterclasses at notable institutions such as the Yale School of Music, Stony Brook University, the Boston Flute Academy, the Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz (Poland), the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, and The Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen.
Apart from her orchestral and teaching roles, Katlijn is involved in a new chamber music society based in Malmö called Offstage Kammarmusikförening.
Katlijn performs on a 14K Gold Burkart Elite Piccolo with a Mancke headjoint, as well as a 14K Elite Burkart Flute.