Thomas Fritzsch

Thomas Fritzsch (born 1961) is a German viol player and musicologist who has appeared internationally. He has been instrumental in reviving rediscovered music, such as Telemann's 12 Fantasias for Viola da Gamba and works by Carl Friedrich Abel, playing them in concerts and first recordings, and publishing them by Edition Güntersberg. He initiated a music festival in Köthen, Abel's hometown, on the occasion of the composer's tercentenary in 2023.

Life and career Fritzsch was born and raised in Zwickau. He received his first cello lessons at the there and then studied cello and viol at the Musikhochschule Leipzig. After posts as cellist in several orchestras he decided to focus on music from the 17th and 18th centuries, in researching as well as playing.