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Matsuishi Takashi Fritz was born in Tokyo in 1964 and now lives in
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. He studied flute privately with Ichinohe
Atsushi, the principal flautist of Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and
former student of Wolfgang Schulz (principal flautist, Vienna
Philharmonic). Fritz was also taught by Nakayama Koichi, the last student
of the highly regarded Swiss teacher Andre Jaunet; and later by Paul
Meisen and Andrea Griminelli in masterclasses.
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…
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The flute recital
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