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JULIA FISCHER, Violinist “The Brilliance of her sound is breathtaking, unbelievable how immaculately clean and vivacious her playing was, with what drive she performed the “Bohemian” passages of Dvoraks 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 the evening was the excellent playing of Julia Fischer, a 19-year old German Violinist, in the Sibelius. Ms. Fischer, a Maazel protegee, played with full and attractive 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 rnaking her mark on the musical world with a grace and poise that belie her age. Her recent surprise debut at Carnegie Hall is a reflection of her growing renown in the world of Classical music. The 2003-04 season indudes debuts with the Houston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg and tours with the Academy of St. Martin in the Field and the English Chamber Orchestra. She also debuts 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 Londorfs Wigmore Hall. Düring the 2002-03 season Ms. Fischer made her debuts with the New York Philharmonie, the Orchestra della Scala, the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich, the Accademia di Santa Cecilia and Londorfs 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 unexpected Carnegie Hall debut. 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 conductors as Herbert Blomstedt, Marek Janowski, Sir Neville Mariner, Zubin Mehta, Yuri Temirkanov and the late Giuseppe Sinopoli - among others — and has appeared in Europe with the Accademia di Santa Cecilia Rome, the Bayerischer Rundfunk Orchestra, the Dresden Staatskappelle, the St. Petersburg Philharmonie and the. In America Ms. Fischer has already performed with the Chicago Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl and the San Francisco Symphony. She has also appeared with New Yorks Mostly Mozart Festival, the Ravinia Festival and Japaris Sapporo Festival. In recital Julia Fischer has appeared at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Luceme Festival, and Paris’ Salle Pleyel as well as in San Francisco and Vancouver. Ms. Fischer’s first DVD - Vivaldi’s Four Seasons - has been released in Autumn 2002 to consider- able critical acclaim on the Opus Arte/BBC label. Notes on the program Finlandia, Op. 26 JEAN SIBELIUS Born December 8,1865, in Hämeenlinna (Tavastehus) Died September 20,1957, in Järvenpää Early in his life Sibelius manifested an interest in music; he actually began composing before hav ing received any instruction in music theory. After studying piano and violin, he made a definite deci- sion in his twentieth year to become a Composer. He studied in Helsinki and later in Berlin, return- ing to Finland in 1899. It was at this time that he received a monetary grant from the Finnish state that enabled him to devote his entire Creative endeavors to composition.
