Fréderick Franssen is a member of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.

In addition to his orchestral work, he performs as a soloist and conductor.

Since 2017 he has been professor French Horn at the Academy of Music and Performing arts (Fontys Academy of the Arts, Tilburg, the Netherlands)

Fréderick studied horn with the renowned professor Erich Penzel and orchestra conducting with Jan Stulen at Maastricht Conservatory where he graduated cum laude in 2002. He performed as a guest player with orchestras in Germany such as the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin and the WDR Sinfonieorchester Cologne. Furthermore he was a member of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, where he played with conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez and Seiji Osawa. Since 2000 Fréderick has been working in the Netherlands; first with the Radio Symphony Orchestra and since 2005 with the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.

Together with contemporary master horn builder Klaus Fehr Fréderick has developed the instruments he now plays and which are also more and more in use among players around the world.