Nederlands Freddy Van Goethem
Freddy Van Goethem was born in Hamme in 1943. He studied at the Royal Conservatories of Music in Ghent and Brussels, where he obtained first prizes with distinction for solfège, violin and chamber music, as well as certificates for harmony and music history and the Higher Diploma Violin with the Government Medal (1965). In Ghent, he received the Charles De Leu Prize for the best violin examination (1959).
As a violinist, he was permanently associated with the Royal Operas of Ghent (1964-1968) and Brussels KMS/TRM (1968-1974) where he was first violinist-soloist, with the National Orchestra of Belgium (1974-1979) and with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the BRT (1979-1981).
He also engaged in a wide range of chamber music activities for 45 years as a member of The Soloists of the Belgian Chamber Orchestra (1961-1968) conducted by G. Maes, the Belgian String Quartet (1965-1967) primarius R. Hosselet, the Flemish Piano Quartet (1967-1969) pianist L. Pas, the Quatacker String Quartet (1969-1972) primarius C. R. Quatacker, as concertmaster with the Flemish Chamber Orchestra of Brussels (1981-1987) conducted by A. Van Lysebeth (former president of the Queen Elisabeth Competition and former director of the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Brussels), the chamber orchestra I Fiamminghi (1987-1992) o. led by R. Werthen, the Prometheus ensemble (1992-1994) led by E. Siebens, as viola player in the string quartet L'Arte del Suono (1992-1995) primarius L. Bobesco, as concertmaster with the chamber orchestra Convivium Musicum (1993-1998) o. led by J. Van Eetvelde, as violinist-concertmaster with the ensemble OrquestAtipica (2000-2006) led by E. Flecyn, as violinist and viola player with Duo Coll' Arco (1999-2007) together with K. Bultynck (violinist). He was primarius of the Coll' Arco string quartet (2003-2007) and viola player in the String Trio Arcando (2001-2007) with L. Beuckels (violin) and J. Matthé (cello).
As a violin teacher he was associated with the music academy in Hamme (1960-1979), the Municipal Music Conservatory in Ostend (1969-1973), as a violin and instrumental ensemble teacher at the music academy "A. De Boeck" in Asse (1976-1995) and at the music academy in Lokeren (1993-1998). He also taught violin and violin pedagogy at the Royal Conservatories of Ghent (1962-1975), Antwerp (1981-1988) and Brussels (1994-2003).
For his violin students and for his ensemble classes, he made numerous arrangements of Corelli and Bach, J. Strauss, S. Joplin and many, many others (+/- 80 arrangements!).
In 1994 he released a CD together with violinist H. Raudales (3rd laureate Queen Elisabeth Competition 1985) where he plays the viola (ADW 7308-Pavane Records).
In 1995 he also released a CD as a viola player on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the death of Flemish tone poet H. Roelstraete (together with violinist P. Klinck, cellist H. Coryn and pianist G. Broucke). As a member of I Fiamminghi, several CDs were released. CDs as solo violinist and concertmaster he recorded with the chamber orchestra Convivium Musicum : " Made in Flanders". Finally, on the occasion of 25 years of church consecration of Roosenberg III Abbey in Waasmunster (1975-2000), he released a CD together with K. Bultynck (violin) and R. Vandermeulen (organ).
In 1997 he received the Civil Cross First Class from Flemish Minister of Education L. Van den Bossche as a reward for the good and faithful services rendered by him to the country during a period of service of more than 35 years.
