Veerle Houbraken
first violin
Instrument: first violin, alternate concertmaster
With Flanders Symphony Orchestra since: 2006
Who is your favourite composer and why?
Prokofiev: he is a genius!
What do you always bring to rehearsal?
A smile and a positive attitude.
What do you do besides being a musician at Flanders Symphony Orchestra?
I am concertmaster at LNSO Riga and substitute principal at De Munt, Brussels Philharmonic and Belgian National Orchestra. I participate in several chamber music projects and I also teach. Besides music, I enjoy working out, motorcycling, making ceramics and eating good food.
Describe Flanders Symphony Orchestra in one sentence?
A colourful mishmash of musicians (and I mean that in a positive way!)
