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 received both the Bachelor (2002) and Master (2004) degrees Cum Laude. From 2004 onwards Frederieke continued her violin study with professor Mauricio Fuks at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music inBloomington, Indiana, USA. There she received both the Performer Diploma (2007) and the Artist Diploma (2008). Also she was awarded the Performance Certificate (2008), a special distinction by the Indiana University.
Frederieke has won several prizes at (inter)national violin competitions: 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 Amsterdam Grachtenfestival Conservatorium Competition (2004).
In 2005 Frederieke has won the First Grand Prix 'Academie des Beaux Arts' at the International Violin Competition Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud, in Paris, France, as well as 4 special prizes: 'Prix de SAS le Prince Albert II de Monaco' for the best interpretation of the contemporary work (by M.-O. Dupin), 'Prix Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer' for the best interpretation of the violin concerto (by A. 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 Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Haifa Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National de Montpellier, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Residentie Orchestra The Hague, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. She collaborated with conductors Matthias Bamert, Jonathan Darlington, Antony Hermus, Neeme Jarvi, Friedemann Layer, Ion Marin, Christoph Poppen, Noam Sheriff, Vassily Sinaiski, Etienne Siebens 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 in The Netherlands.
Frederieke is playing on a violin by Petrus Guarneri (1725, Venice), 'Ex- Reine Elisabeth', kindly lent to her by the Dutch National Music Instrument Foundation.