Frédérique Petrides (1903 – 1983), was a Belgian-American conductor and violinist. In 1933, she founded and conducted the Orchestrette Classique in New York. It consisted of women musicians and premiered works by then relatively untried American composers, such as Paul Creston, Samuel Barber and David Diamond, that are now widely played and celebrated. She also edited and published the ground-breaking newsletter, 'Women in Music', which highlighted the activities of professional women musicians throughout the ages.In addition, she founded several concert series in Manhattan, including the West Side Orchestral Concerts, the Student Symphony Society of New York, and the Carl Schurz Park concerts.
Frédérique Ries is a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the MR/MCC/PRL, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
The only girl who can carry the name "Fred" is the character from the musical, "Once Upon A Mattress", the musical comedy version of the old fable, "The Princess and the Pea". She drinks like a lord, sings like a bird, dances with grace, a clever, clownish wit!If you think she'll be a tomboy, go for it!