Violinist FRITZ GEARHART has performed foraudiences from coast to coast. He has appeared in major halls in the UnitedStates including Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd Street Y and the KennedyCenter as well as several concerts in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie.Internationally, Gearhart has performed in South Korea, Austria, Croatia, Spainand Germany.
His recordings are heard frequently on National Public Radio,including live broadcasts on WFMT Chicago, WQXR in New York and KQAC inPortland Oregon. Gearhart has also been featured on NPR’s nationally syndicatedprogram Performance Today. A samplingfrom the press: “…a sizzling performance…”(The Wall StreetJournal), “…supple and imaginative…”(The New York Times),”…a superlative evening of musicmaking…”(New York ConcertReview), and “Gearhart is a bold assertive player…”(Strad).
Gearhart has recorded numerous compact discs for Albany, Koch Entertainment,Centaur Records and Bridge Records, as well as several live discs available onSpotify. Up until 2022, Gearhart spent much of his career teaching on theuniversity level with positions at East Carolina University, Indiana Universityat South Bend, University of Oregon and University of Colorado Boulder. Recentlyhe launched a music festival and nonprofit — the Redfish Music Festival on the southern Oregon coast.