Dr. Joachim Junghanss, DMA
Deputy Director, Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
As Deputy Director, a member of the Executive Board leading strategy, finance, and organizational development for one of Europe's leading music conservatories.
Profile
Joachim holds a doctoral degree from the Manhattan School of Music and began as a pianist and composer before moving into strategy consulting at BCG.
He later moved into international higher education leadership across Europe, the US, and Asia, and today serves as Deputy Director of the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Joachim oversees strategy, finance, HR, academic affairs, and organizational development across ten degree programmes.
Musical Background
Before moving into higher education leadership, Joachim built a career as a pianist, composer and improviser, performing at venues including Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Birdland Jazz Club in New York.
His work drew on both classical training and modern jazz, extending into free improvisation and electro-acoustic performance.
He also taught at the Manhattan School of Music, drawing on years of experience as a private studio teacher and pedagogue.
His artistic background continues to inform his approach to leadership in the higher music education — a firsthand understanding of what institutions like the Conservatorium van Amsterdam exist to serve.
