Frédérique Petrides
Frédérique Petrides (born Frederica Jeanne Elisabeth Petronille Mayer ; born September 26, 1903 in Antwerp , † January 12, 1983 in New York City ) was an American conductor of Belgian origin.
Petrides studied violin with Mathieu Crickboom , Gosta Andreasson and Paul Stassevich . In 1923 she emigrated to the USA and lived as a violinist and teacher in New York. In 1931 she married the journalist Peter Petrides , daughter Avra was born in 1938.
Petrides studied conducting with John Lawrence Erb and in 1933 founded the Orchestrette Classique , a women's orchestra known as the Orchestrette of New York . The ensemble performed at the Aeolian Hall and Carnegie Hall from 1934 to 1943 and played a. a. World premieres of compositions commissioned by Petrides from Aaron Copland , Samuel Barber , David Diamond , Gian Carlo Menotti and Ralph Vaughan Williams . With her publication Women in Music , which she originally founded as the magazine of her orchestra, Petrides made a significant contribution to promoting the work of professional women musicians.
She also conducted summer concerts in Washington Square Park and Carl Schurz Park, and conducted the Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra , the Student Symphony Society of New York, and the West Side Community Concerts , a series of concerts she was the founder.
In 1979 she received the Merit Award from the National Federation of Musicians.
source
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts: Frédérique Petrides Papers
- The New York Times : Frederique Petrides, Leader In Women's Music Activities , Jan. 13, 1983
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| SURNAME | Petrides, Frédérique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American conductor of Belgian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1983 |
| Place of death | New York City |