BIOGRAPHY

mariaFausta

MariaFausta, the artistic alias of Maria Fausta Rizzo, is an Italian violinist, singer, composer, conductor and soundtrack artist based in Berlin. 

THE PAST

She studied classical violin at the Corelli Conservatory in Messina, jazz at CMDL in Paris and orchestral conducting at the European Conducting Academy in Vicenza. Her artistic journey spans classical music, jazz, rock, pop, electronic music and film, moving freely while exploring different musical languages and forms of expression.

For ten years, she was the singer and violinist of Spell Trio, a progressive rock project that took her to stages in Italy and abroad. Over the course of her career, she has performed in Italy, France, China, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK, working with ensembles and artists from different musical backgrounds. Her international performances include appearances at the Italian Institute of Culture in Paris, the Festival of Samois-sur-Seine, the FIM Music Fair in Milan, the Italian Consulate in Istanbul and, in London, as a guest at a concert by David Cross of King Crimson.

In 2017, she released her first solo album, Million Faces, followed in 2022 by Better, Like a Machine, along with several singles. A track from her second album, I’m Betting on You, reached the semi-finals of the International Songwriting Competition, in Nashville.

Alongside her recording and live work, mariaFausta has increasingly focused on composition and music for visual media, writing music for theatre and for R.T.I. Mediaset television libraries. Her credits include Doll is Mine and Non domandarmi di me Marta mia, presented in Paris, Rome and on tour across Italy.

In 2023, she also performed as a solo violinist at the Teatro Greco in Taormina during the University of Messina graduation ceremony.

THE PRESENT

Since moving to Berlin, music for visual media has become an increasingly central part of her artistic path. She is currently in the second year of the Master’s programme in Film Music at Filmuniversität Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, where she is specialising in composition for film and audiovisual media.

In Berlin, she works in music education while continuing her work as a composer and songwriter, developing new projects across music, film and theatre and working on a new album.

NOW

New song from a soundtrack out on October 6