The Dutch baritone Maarten Koningsberger studied with Max van Egmond, Udo Reinemann, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Margreet Honig. After studying in Amsterdam he joined L'Ecole d'Art Lyrique de l'Opéra de Paris and sang in various operas in France and Italy. He has subsequently appeared in operas by Monteverdi, Rameau, Mozart, Offenbach, Debussy, Poulenc, Strauss, Menotti, Maderna and others.

This wide range of styles is also typical of his Lieder interpretations. Maarten Koningsberger has made concert tours throughout Europe, the Middle East and South America and has gained a great reputation in this field through his recitals with such accompanists as Irwin Cage and Graham Johnson. He is invited regularly by broadcasting companies for recitals and concerts. He teaches at the Sweelinck Conservatoire in Amsterdam and at the Centre de la Musique Baroque in Versailles, France.