Born in 2011 in Belgium (Heist-op-den-Berg), Hendrik began playing the cello at the age of 4 with Daan De Vos. At 10, he won the second prize in the Young Soloist Competition and was subsequently admitted to the Young Talent department of the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music.

From 2023 until 2025, Hendrik was a private student of the  inspiring Belgian cellist Paul Heyman, who guided him step by step on his artistic journey. In September 2024, he also joined the cello class of Professor Gustav Rivinius. Currently he is studying with Professor Marie Hallynck at the Conservatoire De Musique De Bruxelles. 

In recent years, Hendrik has performed at several festivals, including the Ocrum Music Festival in Breda, Averbode Klassiek, Jeker Klassiek and the Festival Musicorum in Brussels. He also had the chance to play as a soloist with several orchestras like the Britten String Orchestra, Arte Amanti Chamer Music Orchestra, Herentals Symphonic Orchestra and Stringendo Orchestra . 

Since 2021, Hendrik has won several first prizes at both national and international competitions, including the Britten Cello Competition in the Netherlands, the VLAMO Virtuoso Final, the International Music Academy FORTE Competition and the August De Boeck Competition. The jury of the Britten Cello Competition praised Hendrik as a remarkable cello talent, describing his playing as deeply expressive, with the ability to “make the cello sing, tell a story, and move the audience.”

Hendrik has also participated in masterclasses with prominent cellists, including Gregor Horsch, Olsi Leka, Aleksey Shadrin, Pierre Fontenelle and Stéphanie Huang.

 

Hendrik plays a modern Catalan cello from Guiseppe Teneriello (2007).