Kristina Fuchs

Kristina Fuchs, voice musician
Born in Biel, Switzerland; living in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Educations:
- Swiss Jazz School
- Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag, Masters degree Cum Laude
- International Jazz Workshop Jordanstown, Northern Ireland
- International Jazz Masterclasses Vaduz, Liechtenstein
- CMtNWT course Conservatorium Amsterdam
- Study Karnatic Voice with R.A. Ramamani in Bangalore
Dec’04-Jan’05 and Aug’06 – Sept’06
Teachers:
Rachel Gould, Jeanne Lee, Norma Winstone, Lauren Newton, Ingrid Voermans, R.A. Ramamani
Performed with:
Theo Loevendie, Jaap van Zweden, Jim McNeely, Wu Wei, Jeanne Lee, Ronan Guilfoyle, Eric Vloeimans, Donnacha Dennehy, Yanni Kyriakides, Alvin Curran, Robert Ashley, Monica Akihary, Dré Pallemaerts, Ziggurat, Axyz Ensemble, Multifoon, Electra New Music, Residentie Orkest , RTE Symphony Orchestra, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company, Eric van der Westens Quadrant, Ensemble MAE, and many others...
Concerts:
North Sea Jazz Festival, Concertgebouw, Muziekgebouw aan ‘t Ij and Paradiso, Amsterdam; National Concert Hall, Dublin, IRL; deSingel, Antwerpen, B; Jazz-Festival Sète, F; Holland Festival; China Festival; EuropeAsia Festival Kazan, Lux Aeterna Siuntio, performances in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France, Finland, India, Russia, England and Ireland.
CD recordings:
2000: “portrait of a woman”, Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit feat. Eric Vloeimans
2003: “whence & whither“ Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit (EWM-music)
2005: “bayram” Kristina Fuchs Sonic Unit feat. Theo Loevendie (TryTone)
2005: “Nandi Dasaru” met het Axyz-Ensemble (KarnaticLab Records)
2005: “NPSKlassiek” (TV-DVD) as a soloist with the Residentie Orkest dir. by Jaap van Zweden
2006: “The World Over” with EvdW Quadrant Extended (EWM-music)
2007: “Ear Massage” with the Ear Massage Percussion Quartet
2008: "Im Röseligarte" ( click here )
2009: (exp.) recordings with “Ziggurat”(zigguratensemble.com)
Prices:
Won the Christa Widlund Prijs 2005 for talented young singers.
Press:
“We are facing one of the greatest European Talents” (CARP, Netherlands)
“Sensational sound sculpture” (Evening Standard, London)
“Amazing vocal gymnastics” (Times, London).
“Her voice is velvety and seductive without sounding imposing for one single moment. She improvises in a playful manner, and in a completely natural way she integrates little pieces of Indian-sounding improvisation, a Swiss Alp-echo or a jazz-lick. All this she does in the service of music, it’s not about her. Kristina Fuchs is one with her band. There are only very few singers that can achieve this.”
(Volkskrant, Netherlands 2005)
Teaching:
Kristina Fuchs is professor for jazz voice at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, Belgium. In the past she has also taught at the Conservatories of Leuven, B, Rotterdam, NL and The Hague, NL