Maria Linnemann was born in 1947 in Amsterdam but grew up in England. She studied conducting, violin and piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and later dedicated her studies to the classical guitar, inspired by the German guitarist and painter Martin Nicolai. Since 1971 she has lived mainly in Germany, working as a musician, guitarist and teacher, and has published many of her more than 500 compositions with renowned publishing houses, such as Ricordi (Hal Leonard), Trekel Verlag Hamburg, and Henri Lemoine in Paris.
Over the years Maria Linnemann has been invited to work at many national and international guitar festivals, giving masterclasses and seminars, and sitting on competition juries. She has travelled extensively, also spending five years in China as a professor of english.
Among her compositions are works for guitar solo, duo and trio, as well as chamber music with guitar.
Her music is loved and much played all over the world.