Julia Fischer

From the pinnacle of the violin elite as a soloist and chamber musician to her roles as artistic director and esteemed professor, Julia Fischer embodies artistic versatility in perfection. With her extraordinary virtuosity, musical passion, and great diversity, she has carved out a unique place among the greats of music. She has been honored with numerous prestigious awards such as the Federal Cross of Merit, the German Culture Prize, and the Bavarian Maximilian Order, recognizing her role as an outstanding cultural ambassador. She is also sought after for cross-cultural events, having recently performed at the 2023 Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm alongside the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Early in her career, Julia Fischer set a milestone by winning first prize at the international Yehudi Menuhin Competition in 1995. Since then, she has conquered the world's stages, guest-performing with the most renowned orchestras and collaborating with prominent conductors, including Herbert Blomstedt, Alan Gilbert, Jakub Hrůša, Vladimir Jurowski, Juanjo Mena, Riccardo Muti, Kirill Petrenko, Vasily Petrenko, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Thomas Søndergård, Michael Sanderling, Christian Thielemann, Michael Tilson-Thomas, and Franz Welser-Möst. Her past collaborations include Yakov Kreizberg, Lorin Maazel, Giuseppe Sinopoli, and Yuri Termikanov. Her interpretations are characterized by technical brilliance and deep emotional intensity, captivating audiences worldwide.

The 2024/25 season for Julia Fischer begins with the season opener at the Orchestre National de France in Paris under Cristian Macelaru. Additional concerts will take her to the Vienna Symphony Orchestra with Andrey Boreyko for performances in Vienna and at the Festival of Nations in Bad Wörishofen. She will tour with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Vasily Petrenko through Austria and Germany. Fischer will perform Britten's Violin Concerto with the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana under Markus Poschner at the Lugano Arte e Cultura (LAC) festival and with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra under Michael Sanderling.

As an enthusiastic chamber musician, Julia Fischer has forged close musical partnerships. In the current season, she embarks on a major European tour with pianist Jan Lisiecki, performing in cities from Bilbao to Turin, Monte Carlo, and Hamburg. This will be followed by a US tour in the spring of 2025. She also regularly performs with cellist Daniel Müller-Schott and pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, debuting as a trio at major festivals in the summer of 2024. In 2011, she founded the Julia Fischer Quartet, forming a musical unity with Alexander Sitkovetsky, Nils Mönkemeyer, and Benjamin Nyffenegger. Together, they enchant audiences at the most sought-after concert venues around the globe. Fischer has a close relationship with the prestigious British chamber orchestra, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and toured with them throughout Europe to celebrate the 100th birthday of founder Marriner last season. Besides the Academy, she leads other orchestras from the first desk, such as the Kammerakademie Potsdam and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.

Since 2024, Julia Fischer and Benjamin Nyffenegger have taken on the artistic direction of the »Boswiler Sommer«, a distinguished chamber music festival in Aargau, Switzerland – another venture for the artist who continuously seeks new musical horizons.

Julia Fischer's exceptional talent is also recognized in numerous recordings. She has been awarded significant prizes such as the BBC Music Magazine Award, the Gramophone Award, and the German Record Critics' Prize. Since 2017, she has presented her masterpieces exclusively on the JF CLUB, her own platform where she offers her latest recordings and personal insights into her work. In 2021, she delighted her fans with a limited JF CLUB edition of Eugène Ysaÿe's sonatas, released exclusively on vinyl by Hänssler Classic.

Not only a celebrated violinist, Julia Fischer takes her role as a mentor seriously, passionately promoting young talents. Through masterclasses and the founding of the Kindersinfoniker, she opens doors for the youngest musicians to the world of classical music.

Julia Fischer began her musical education at the age of three, receiving violin lessons and shortly thereafter piano lessons from her mother Viera Fischer. At nine, she became a junior student of the renowned violin professor Ana Chumachenco, whose position she has since taken over as a violin professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich.

Playing on her centuries-old violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini from 1742 and a modern violin by Philipp Augustin from 2018, Julia Fischer brings music to life.

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