Julia Fischer Violin Soloist “The Brilliance of her sound is breathtaking, unbelievable how immaculately clean and viva- cious her playing was, with what drive she performed the “Bohemian” passages of Dvorak’s violin concerto. Though perfect concerning technique, her playing is all but mechanical. All this was presented by Ms. Fischer with an amazing coolness...” Hamberger Morgenpost “The other revelation of die evening was die excellent playing of Julia Fischer, a 19-year old German Violinist, in die Sibelius. Ms. Fischer, a Maazel protegee, played with full and attrac- tive tone, precise rhythm and Intonation as well as a fine flair.” New York Times Ms. Fischer has achieved critical acclaim all over the world for her precise and expressive artistry. She is niaking her mark on the musical world with a grace and poise that belie her age. Her recent surprise dehnt at Carnegie Hall is a reflection of her growing renown in the world of Classical music. The 2003-04 season includes debnts with the Houston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Detroit Sym phony, L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg and tours with the Academy of St. Martin in the Field and the English Chamber Orches tra. She also debnts with the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig and tours with them and Maestro Christoph von Dohnanyi in Europe. She will also return to the Sapporo Music Festival in Japan. Her U.S. recital tour includes performances in Chicago, Vermont and Washington, DC. In Europe she makes recital appearances in Frankfurt, Madrid and London’s Wigmore Hall. Düring the 2002-03 season Ms. Fischer made her debnts with the New York Philharmonie, the Orchestra della Scala, the Tonhalle Or chestra in Zurich, the Accademia di Santa Cecilia and London’s Mostly Mozart Festival with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. In the US she also returned to the San Francisco Symphony with Michael Tilson- Thomas and returns this summer to the Ravinia Festival for her fourth appearance. This season she also appeared with Christoph Eschenbach at the Orchestre de Paris. She appeared again with Mo. Eschenbach and the NDR Orchestra with whom she also toured South America. One of the highlights of Julia’s 2002-03 season was her tour to Japan with the Bayerischer Rundfunk and Mo. Maazel, which led to her tin- expected Carnegie Hall dehnt. The Orchestra insisted upon having her as a replacement for the Brahms Double Concerto with Han-Na Chang. Ms. Fischer has worked with such internationally acclaimed con- ductors as Herbert Blomstedt, Marek Janowski, Sir Neville Mariner, Zubin Mchta, Yuri Temirkanov and the late Giuseppe Sinopoli - among others — and has appeared in Europe with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia
