Bas Treub

He has been leader of the second violins in the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra since 2014 and also performs frequently at home and abroad with various ensembles and orchestras.
Bas has been invited as guest concertmaster with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Orpheus Sinfonia, the former Gelderland Orchestra and Orchestra of the East (now both Phion), and the LUDWIG collective.

As principal of the second violins he has been a guest of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Ensemble, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, LUDWIG collective and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. As a freelance violinist, Bas also played with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, London Sinfonietta, Asko/Schönberg Ensemble, Amsterdam Sinfonietta and Spira Mirabilis. Bas was a long-time member of the European Union Youth Orchestra and was concertmaster there during its final seasons.

Bas studied at the Royal Conservatories of The Hague and Brussels with Peter Brunt and Philippe Graffin and received his master's degree summa cum laude in 2013. He enjoys playing music from all time periods and in different instrumentations.
Bas plays on a beautiful 1891 violin made in Paris by French violin maker Emile Germain. This violin is made available to him by the National Musical Instruments Fund.

Podcast with Bas Treub
Bas Treub is a guest on the second episode of Klankcast. “You move a little much” he was told as a student, while he felt he was playing like a statue. He also talks about the different styles of playing together in an orchestra. What does he do as leader of the second violins? And how do you work without a conductor?