»With a rough scratch, the young cellist Valerie Fritz drenches the hair of her bow in sticky rosin. With the same focus she trained on the bow, Fritz systematically breaks down all facets of the cello, opening up entirely new perspectives on a familiar instrument. « – VAN Magazine
german premiere
next performance of Hochwald by Georg Friedrich Haas at Musikfest Berlin on 7th september in Berlin Philharmonie.
Interview with music austria
„Mit Michael Franz Woels sprach sie über die Geisterstunde der Neuen Musik, über nicht immer angebrachten Applaus und das Innen-Lebewesen ihres Instruments.“
ECHO Rising Star
Valerie Fritz has been selected as a Rising Star of the European Concert Hall Organization (ECHO) and will perform a solo program in Europe’s most renowned concert halls in the 2025/26 season.
radio broadcast: world premiere by Georg Friedrich Haas
13.05.24 at 11 pm: World premiere of the new work “Hochwald” for a singing, speaking, whispering cellist on Austrian radio Ö1.
