Maya Fridman (Moscow, 1989) is a cellist, singer and composer based in the Netherlands, who graduated cum laude from the Conservatory of Amsterdam in 2016. She won the Dutch Classical Talent Award in 2019 and is known for crossing genre boundaries - from contemporary classical to gothic, rock and electronics. Alongside her performing career she is pursuing a PhD on ritual in concert practice and founded the TRIDA Foundation to organise benefit concerts.
Fridman released her first album with original compositions, The Power of Indifference, on the sublabel TRPTK X - proclaimed by Audiophilia as one of the most interesting releases of that year.
The documentary United We Stand (Musicians in Time of War) by David van Tijn, about Fridman's benefit concerts following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, premiered at the EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam.
Fridman founded the TRIDA Foundation to support artists in need through benefit concerts following the outbreak of war in Ukraine.
Her recording of De Graaff: The Forest in April (with the North Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra) was proclaimed Recording of the Year 2021 by Audiophilia.
Maya Fridman performs her album 'Thunder Perfect Mind' live at Doornroosje Poppodium.
Pianist Maya Fridman performs at Concertgebouw De Vereeniging in Nijmegen.
An organ tour through Arnhem's finest instruments, featuring organists Johan Luijmes and Francesca Ajossa alongside cellist Maya Fridman at the Eusebiuskerk.
