Kronberg Academy Appoints Jens Peter Maintz, Nils Mönkemeyer, and Torleif Thedéen to Faculty

Kronberg Academy Appoints Jens Peter Maintz, Nils Mönkemeyer, and Torleif Thedéen to Faculty

Kirill Gerstein will also increase his teaching capacity at the Academy, with an intensive focus on piano and string chamber music

Germany's Kronberg Academy has announced the appointment of three prominent musicians as principal teachers. They are Jens Peter Maintz (cello), Nils Mönkemeyer (viola), and Torleif Thedéen (cello).

Internationally active as a soloist and chamber musician, Jens Peter Maintz also has decades of experience teaching outstanding young musicians. He has held a post at the Berlin University of the Arts since 2004 and is regularly invited to give international masterclasses, including in Liechtenstein and Madrid.

Distinguished violist Nils Mönkemeyer regularly appears on major concert stages worldwide. He also has substantial teaching experience, having held professorships in Dresden and Munich. In 2025, he was appointed Professor of Viola at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin.

Swedish cellist Torleif Thedéen has performed with leading orchestras including the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Vienna Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, and Czech Philharmo...