About me

I am Maximilian Robin Treller, harpist, composer and improviser. Born in Remscheid in 2003, I received my first harp lessons at the age of 13 at the Bergische Musikschule Wuppertal with Kathrin Montero-Küpper. After graduating from high school in 2023, I began my bachelor's degree at the Lübeck University of Music with Prof Gesine Dreyer.

In addition to classical music, I am particularly fascinated by contemporary music and improvisation. Since 2020 I have been composing my own works and exploring new sound possibilities of the harp in order to break through the classical harp cliché. Inspired by composers such as Henriette Renié, Claude Debussy, Nino Rota and Benjamin Britten, I am looking for innovative forms of expression for my instrument.

I have played in orchestras and projects such as the Sinfonische Orchestertage, Klangwerk and the musical Entkoppelt as well as in the youth symphony orchestra of the Bergische Musikschule (2020-2022). My artistic path has been shaped by masterclasses and workshops with renowned musicians, including Maria Graf, Joel von Lerber, Zuzanna Elster, Markus Thalheimer, Masumi Nagasawa, Manja Smits and Margret Köll.

I studied composition with Katharina Rosenberger, Marisol Jimenez Becerra and Justyna Niznik, among others, and improvisation with Markus Stockhausen, Livia Schweizer and Corinna Eikmeier.