Fritz graduated from the School of Art and Science, the University of Tokyo, and continues to study fisheries science at the Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo. He secured a tenure position in 1993 at the Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, the largest faculty of its kind in Japan, and since then has worked as a specialist in fish stock assessment and cetacean research.

Besides his academic career, Fritz continues to perform as a flautist at a professional level. In 1994, he was a finalist and won the special prize at one of the most famous flute competitions in Japan, the Japan Woodwinds Competition; in 1996 and 2003, he was awarded the incentive prize from Hakodate Music Society and Hakodate Cultural Society, respectively; and in 1999, he won the Grand Prix in the solo division of the Flute Competition, Japan.

He has played with the Hakodate Art Hall Symphonic Orchestra, as a concerto soloist with the Hokusui Orchestra, and with many outstanding players, including Agnes Giebel (Soprano) and the Janacek String Quartet. He also conducts the Hakodate Opera Orchestra and produces a concert series in Hakodate City Community Centre. He has released 5 albums with his flute ensemble 'Spark' and two CDs as a soloist…

The flute recital