Willem Kersing has been playing the piano since he was five years old. His teachers have included George van Renesse, Johan Patist, Jerome Lowenthal, and Herman Strategier. He studied at the conservatories in Utrecht and Enschede. He accompanies many singers, including members of the Nationale Reisopera, and has collaborated with Ank Reinders. For several years, he has accompanied singers coached by Marion van den Akker. He plays chamber music in many ensembles and, after retiring from teaching medicine there, organizes a music festival at Burg Feistritz in Austria. Several recordings of him are available on YouTube.
Willem Kersing is married to the author Hebrina Blok (see www.hebrinablok.nl). They have two children and five grandchildren.
In a benefit concert at the Salzburg Residence with singer-songwriter Joseph Schlömicher-Thier:
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