Danrè Strydom

Danrè Strydom has established herself as one of South Africa’s premier solo, chamber and orchestral musicians through her global concert experience. She holds two separate master’s degrees in clarinet – and bass clarinet performance from the Royal Conservatory at Ghent University and completed her PhD at the University of the Free State. After playing clarinet and bass clarinet for the award-winning Brussels Philharmonic from 2009 to 2013, she accepted a position as woodwind lecturer at the Odeion School of Music. She is currently principal clarinettist of the Free State Symphony, International Buffet Crampon artist and continental (Africa) chairperson of the International Clarinet Association.