Prof. Peter Steijvers is professor hobo en kamermuziek sinds 1978, en hoofd van de afdeling kamermuziek aan het Conservatorium Maastricht sinds 2008. He became also the chair of the final assessment committee of Bachelor- and Master of music. He studied with Koen van Slogteren. Since 1977 he has been the principal oboist of the Limburg Symphony Orchestra Maastricht and has also performed as a soloist with various chamber orchestras and ensembles in the Netherlands and abroad. Prof. Steijvers is also active as a conductor, appearing regularly with the chamber ensemble of the Limburg Symphony Orchestra, as well as conducting the full orchestra in a series of youth concerts as well as organizing important festivals: The night of Classical Music and the yearly Festival of Chamber Music.