BOHÈME is the new studio album by internationally renowned Italian-Swiss harpist and composer Kety Fusco, to be released on CD, vinyl and digital on September 19th, 2025 via the Swiss label A Tree In A Field Records. Fusco transforms the harp into a completely new voice, redefining what this instrument can represent in the contemporary musical landscape. This is not just music. It’s an invitation to explore a sound world that has never existed before.
BOHÈME features as bonus track a visionary reinterpretation of Beethoven’s famous Für Elise, renamed Für Therese, available today June 20th on all digital platforms. Fusco breathes new life into a classic, blending poetry, theory, and contemporary sounds in a dialogue that intertwines past and future.
Beethoven composed Für Therese in 1810, as his deafness worsened. He could no longer hear well and knew he would soon lose his hearing completely. Yet, he continued to compose. Music was no longer what he could hear, but what he imagined. Therese Malfatti was the woman to whom he dedicated the piece. He loved her, but she did not love him back. No love story, no happy ending. And to make matters worse, years later, her name was erased by mistake. A copyist miswrote the title, and Für Therese became Für Elise. Therese vanished from history, replaced by a name that had nothing to do with her. Beethoven, deaf and forgotten, could not even defend his own music. Kety Fusco did not want to simply play Für Elise. She wanted to restore Therese to her rightful place. But she did not do it with a sweet and delicate piano. No. She did it her way. Her Für Therese is not nostalgia, not perfection. It is a broken, distorted, living sound. The harp does not accompany, it shouts. It is not background music; it is a punch to the stomach. That is why her Für Therese is not just a reinterpretation but a restoration. A journey into the fragility and strength of a forgotten story. It is tradition breaking apart and recomposing itself into something new. It is the past returning, but with a sound that has never been heard before. Now, Für Therese has its name back.
BOHÈME is launched by the previous singles BLOW, a wind that carries everything away between classical roots and cutting-edge electronic language, and SHE feat. Iggy Pop, a love letter to the harp, as well as the celebration of the encounter between the ethereal sound of the instrument played by Fusco and the powerful vocal timbre of legendary rock icon.
Every sound in BOHÈME comes from the harp, and yet nothing is as it seems. Sound manipulation, underwater recordings, and unconventional techniques create a unique musical language, far beyond traditional boundaries.
Kety Fusco has transformed her strong academic foundation into a springboard for exploration that has led her to a radical path of sound innovation. Feeling the need to push beyond the boundaries of tradition, she began experimenting with the electric harp, creating an instrumental revolution. Her career has been marked by significant performances on prestigious international stages (Montreux Jazz Festival, Paleo Festival, La Notte della Taranta, Afrolect International Jazz Festival). Among the highlights is her invitation to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where she achieved a sold-out show. Among her projects stands the sound library Beyond the Harp, awarded «Best Database of the Month» by “Musitech”, which expanded creative possibilities for composers and producers. Fusco has received numerous accolades, including an invitation to perform at the United Nations’ Global Festival of Action, and she was invited by Agnes Obel to open her concerts during her tour.
After fifteen years of classical studies, and over 200 international concerts, Kety Fusco establishes herself as one of the most innovative artists on the contemporary scene. Following the debut album DAZED and the experimental work The Harp – Chapter I, critically acclaimed and mentioned also by “The Guardian”, BOHÈME is a breath of freedom, an invitation to lose oneself on unrecognized paths, beyond the boundaries of habit, leaving behind the rules that chain us.
