Frederieke Saeijs

Frederieke Saeijs (The Netherlands) started to play the violin at age seven. After finishing the Gymnasium in 1998 she entered the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, where she finished both the Bachelor (2002) and Master (2004) degrees Cum Laude. In 2004 Frederieke was admitted to study with professor Mauricio Fuks at the Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana (USA). There she received the Performer Diploma (2007) and the Artist Diploma (2008). Also she was awarded the Performance Certificate, a special distinction by the Indiana University. Frederieke has won several prizes at (inter)national violin competitions: at al. Prinses Christina Concours (1995, 1998), National Violin Competition Oskar Back ( 2001), Vriendenkrans Concours (2001), Elisabeth Everts Prize (2002), Georges Enescu International Violin Competition (Bucharest, Romania 2003) and the Grachtenfestival Conservatorium Competition (2004). In 2005 Frederieke has won the first Grand Prix-Academie des Beaux Arts at the International Jacques Thibaud-Marguerite Long Competition in Paris, France, as well as 4 extra prizes: Prix de SAS le prince Albert II de Monaco for the best interpretation of the contemporary work (Dupin), Prix Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer for the best interpretation of the violin concerto (Berg), Prize of the members of the Orchestre National de France and Prize of the students of the Conservatories of Paris. As a result Frederieke was invited to perform in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Russia, Scotland, Taiwan, The Netherlands and the USA. As a soloist Frederieke has performed with the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra, Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Limburg Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National de Montpellier, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra. She collaborated with conductors Matthias Bamert, Jonathan Darlington, Antony Hermus, Neeme Jarvi, Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi, Friedemann Layer, Ion Marin, Christoph Poppen, Vassily Sinaiski, Etienne Siebens, Ed Spanjaard and Jaap van Zweden. From 2006-2009 Frederieke is Artist in Residence in the Dr. Anton Philipszaal and Nieuwe Kerk in her home town The Hague, The Netherlands. In August 2009 Frederieke will be 'Young Artist in Residence' during the 'Gelderse Muziekzomer' (www.muziekzomer.nl). From September 2009 Frederieke will start teaching at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, The Netherlands. Frederieke is playing on a violin made by Petrus Guarnerius in Venice, 1725, ‘Ex-Reine Elisabeth’, kindly lent to her by the Dutch National Music Instrument Foundation. " /> Share on MySpace!