Madeleine Bouissou is a cellist and Alexander Technique teacher living in Den Haag, Netherlands. She combines her expertise to inspire freedom, confidence, and curiosity among her pupils and peers. Drawn to the human-like quality of gut strings, she performs regularly with world renowned historical performance groups such as Arcangelo, The English Concert, and The Boston  Early Music Festival. 

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Madeleine has been teaching the cello since the age of 13 and is constantly developing her teaching to set up young cellists in particular with ease, freedom, and agility together with their cello. Many of her students have gone on to study at conservatories such as The Juilliard School, where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance and her Master’s Degree in Historical Performance.

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Her curiosity and dedication towards growth as a musician, teacher, and human, led her to train as an Alexander Technique teacher at the Alexander Techniek Centrum of Amsterdam, one of the world’s leading training courses for the Alexander Technique. She received her qualification in July 2023. Her work with the technique brings presence and awareness to her playing, collaborating, and teaching. 

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Madeleine aspires to share her experience with her colleagues and make way for an environment where musicians can thrive; learning from their own experience and from others and creating a musical world where enjoyment comes above all else.