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Dutch violinist Frederieke Saeys winner of Concours International Long - Thibaud

March 30, 2006 at 11:31 AM

Let me introduce again a Dutch violinist. 2 years ago I played the violinconcerto of Beethoven with her. She played the second part very, very slow and it was not as dull as it usually sounds, but a bit beautiful, so that the concert lasted more than 45 minutes, the length of my cassettetape. But I was a bit disappointed that she choose the silly Beethovenviolinconcerto (which I had played with another amateurorchestra before) - not his best piece, the string quartets of Beethoven are much better- and not a rare and more beautiful violinconcerto. Most of the time an amateurorchestra choose a piece and is than looking for a soloist, but this time the cello-player of her violin/cello/piano-trio played with us before and she was visiting that concert of her cellist, so the president of the committee of the amateurorchestra asked her what she wanted to play with us. Although she was second with the two-yearly national competition, she had improved her playing and recently was winner of the two-yearly international violincompetition "Concours International Long – Thibaud in Paris.
http://www.concours-long-thibaud.org/accueil/index.php


I know that bathrooms have great acoustical properties and are great for practicing in, but having your photo shoot in there? Oh well, whatever tickles your fancy
haha, silly beethoven concerto :-D
haha, silly beethoven concerto :-D
haha silly me
I'm not sure if that's a bathroom...
Is she sitting on the toilet?
Photography can be dangerous. It can just explode in your face if you aren't careful.
Hot violin chick by the way. Exotic type. Could have been a Deadhead under different circumstances. Parents were hippies.
This is foto I think token in her room next to a wash stand and her lipstick, tooth-paste, etc. She has studied (or is studying) in Bloomington. And you are right Jim her father is a hippy with long hair, like members of the Greatful Dead or ZZ-top. By accident I know the photographer which was a neighbour of my brother, so I can ask more about the foto. First she had a website, but she had removed it. This is no official glamour foto, but one I found after googling her name on internet with "pictures".
When I'm on, I'm on. I looked for more pictures too but couldn't find any. Bloomington is close by. I should go to more recitals there.
Actually I remember a different picture now. It was in the news right after she won the competition.