In 1996 Godelieve Schrama was awarded the official Dutch state prize for classical music. Since that memorable year she developed into a multitalented and adventurous musician, placing herinstrument just as convincingly against a baroque background as she does in a wholly contemporary context. Clear French music figures besides forceful commentary on the romantic piano tradition. The harp is promoted from a minor role in the symphony orchestra to a leading performer of Scarlatti, Haydn, Ginastera or Berio.

 

As a soloist Schrama performed with, amongst others, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. She worked with conductors such as Frans Brüggen, Ton Koopman, Anthony Halstead, Gerard Korsten, Lev Markiz, Peter Eötvös, Matthias Bamert and Ed Spanjaard. Her position a the internationally renowned ASKO|Schönberg Ensemble enables her to be on top of the cutting edge ensemble repertoire from the 20^th and 21^st century.

 

Besides performing and recording the existing harp repertoire Godelieve Schrama creates and records performances of new compositions for harp by inviting contemporary composers to write for her. In 200? this resulted in a CD with Harp Concertos from The Netherlands. More recently she commissioned chamber music pieces with (among others) Klaas de Vries (2005), Oene van Geel (2006), Param Vir (2008) and Micha Hamel (2011-2012). With  Stichting Octopus, founded by her and to musicians/friends she produces musical theatre such as Black Feather Rising, the chamber-opera by the Indian-English composer Param Vir, premiered in 2008.

 

As a chamber music player Godelieve can be found at international chamber music festivals like the Orlando Festival, the West Cork Chamber Music Festival and the Delft Chamber Music Festival on a regular basis. She performs with colleagues like Marieke Schneemann and Emily Beynon (flute), Vesko Eshkenazy (violin), Larissa Groeneveld (violoncello), the Auryn String Quartet, the Van Brugh String Quartet, soprano Charlotte Riedijk and percussionist Peppie Wiersma. With her trio Beynon, Zemtsov, Schrama she is preparing a new tour in the spring of 2011.

 

Since 2001 Godelieve Schrama holds a post as Professor of Harp at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold.

 

Since 2010 Godelieve Schrama releases her recordings with MDG (Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm).

 

Godelieve Schrama plays a Lyon & Healy style 23 as well as a Lyon & Healy Salzedo harp.