Irene Kok completed her master's studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam in 2016 where she studied with Jeroen den Herder and baroque cello with Viola de Hoog, after which she continued her education with postgraduate studies at The University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna with Reinhard Latzko and a chamber music master's with Johannes Meissl.  Irene Kok was successful at several competitions; among others, she won first prize at the Princess Christina Competition. She was laureate of ‘The 17th Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music competition’ in Poland and the York Early Music Competition. She also won first prize at the Euroconcours cello in 2012. Since 2017, Irene Kok has been a stipendiate of the Yehudi Menuhin ‘live music now’ Foundation in Vienna. Irene Kok is part of Trio Immersio in Austria and the Chimaera Trio in the Netherlands. She plays a Capicchioni cello from Cremona made available to her by the National Musical Instruments Fund.

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