Flutissimo Fritz

Matsuishi T. Fritz was born in Tokyo in 1964 and now lives in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. He studied flute privately with Mr Ichinohe Atsushi, who was the principal flautist of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, and Mr Nakayama Koichi, the last student of the highly regarded Swiss teacher André Jaunet.

Matsuishi graduated from the University of Tokyo and got a doctoral degree. He secured a tenure position in 1993 at the Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, and since then has worked as a specialist in fish stock assessment and cetacean research.

Besides his academic career, Matsuishi 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.

He has played with many outstanding players including Agnes Giebel (Soprano), and the Janáček String Quartet.