Dutch violinist Frederieke Saeijs gained international recognition when she won the prestigious Premier Grand Prix at the Long-Thibaud International Violin Competition in Paris in 2005. This success gave her invitations as a soloist all over the world. His recent recording of the solo violin sonatas by Ysaÿe (Linn Records) was described by Gramophone as: “The one by Saeijs is a memorable performance, she subtly handles character changes without compromising the beauty of sound”. In addition, Saeijs enjoys helping new talent: regularly teaches master classes and has been a professor at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the University Alfonso X El Sabio (Madrid). She is currently a professor at the Centro Superior Katarina Gurska (Madrid). Frederieke plays on the only violin Ex-Reine Elisabeth by Pietro Guarneri (Venice, 1725), thanks to the Dutch National Foundation for Musical Instruments.