Quirine Viersen (b. 1972) is a Dutch cellist regarded as one of the leading musical personalities of her generation. She studied at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Jean Decroos and Dmitri Ferschtman, and later with Heinrich Schiff at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. She won prizes at the Rostropovich Competition in Paris (1990) and the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (1994), where she became the first Dutch musician to place, and has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic. Besides her solo career she is a sought-after chamber musician and plays a 1715 Guarneri cello once owned by André Navarra.
On 30 November 2025, Viersen performed at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam with the Groot Omroepkoor in the programme 'Heavenly Voices', with works by Bach, Pärt and Arenski.
In the 2025-26 season, she performs in a new string trio with violinist Maria Milstein and violist Elisa-Karen Tavenier and is again a guest at the Musiktage Mondsee in Austria.
During the Cello Biënnale 2026, Viersen performs the cello concerto by Robin de Raaff with orchestra Phion.
Since 2022, Viersen has been artistic director of the Bergense Duinstreek Chamber Music Festival.
