Reinhold Friedl is a German pianist and composer, born in 1964 in Baden-Baden, best known for his radical approach to the piano - extended techniques, inside-the-piano playing, and the full physical range of the instrument. In 1997 he founded the Berlin-based ensemble zeitkratzer, which he still directs, and which has collaborated with Lou Reed, Keiji Haino, Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) and others. He holds a PhD from Goldsmiths University London on the electronic music of Iannis Xenakis, and has received commissions from the BBC, Wiener Festwochen and Berliner Festspiele, among others.
The duo album 'as time takes' with Yan Jun and Reinhold Friedl was named Bandcamp Album of the Day in July 2026.
Friedl released the album 'truly, slightly, overflowing, whereabout of good will' in collaboration with Japanese experimental musician Keiji Haino via zeitkratzer productions on November 21, 2025.
The duo album 'as time takes' with Chinese avant-garde musician Yan Jun was released on October 9, 2025 on double vinyl.
Friedl released the duo album 'ololuge' with violinist Matthias Kaiser on April 11, 2025.
The album 'ta amfótera en / two into one' - a collaboration with Greek electronic musician Costis Drygianakis - was released on February 28, 2025.
