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Frances-Marie Uitti

Frances-Marie Uitti
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About

Frances-Marie Uitti (Chicago, 1946) is an American cellist and composer who has fundamentally expanded the possibilities of her instrument. She invented a two-bow technique - holding two bows in one hand - that allows the cello to sustain true polyphonic writing for the first time. Composers including Giacinto Scelsi, György Kurtág, Luigi Nono, Louis Andriessen and Jonathan Harvey have dedicated works to her; The Guardian called her 'arguably the world's most influentially experimental cellist'. She also founded the Bhutan Music Foundation, which awards 22 scholarships annually to children who could not otherwise afford music education.

10+
labels on which Uitti has recorded, including ECM, BvHaast and Hat Hut
22
annual festivals of the Bhutan Music Foundation

What's new

  • 2025-04

    Uitti released the album 'unified field' on the label Strange Strings, a trio recording with harpist Milana Zarić and pianist Elisabeth Harnik, recorded during a live broadcast for Radio Belgrado.

  • 2025-12

    The album 'unified field' was reviewed by The Free Jazz Collective, which highlighted the collaboration between cello, harp and piano as an exploration of layered textures and rhythm.

  • 2021

    Uitti was Fellow at Civitella Ranieri and produced 200 ceramic resonators for her work 'Stornelli Storti'.

Tracks

Giacinto Scelsi: Natura RenovaturECM recording with the Munich Chamber Orchestra (2006); Uitti was closely involved in archiving Scelsi's work
ImaginingsDuo album with composer Jonathan Harvey (2008), highly praised by critics
unified fieldTrio album with Milana Zarić and Elisabeth Harnik, released in April 2025 on Strange Strings
SonomondoCollaboration with bassist Mark Dresser on Cryptogramophone (2000)
There Is Still TimeECM New Series debut (2005), 'Scenes for Speaking Voice and Cello' with writer Paul Griffiths

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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