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Asher Fisch
- conductor
A seasoned conductor in both the operatic and symphonic worlds, Asher Fisch is especially
celebrated for his interpretative command of core German and Italian repertoire
of the Romantic and post-Romantic era, in particular Wagner, Brahms, Strauss, and
Verdi. Mr. Fisch also conducts a wide variety of other repertoire from Gluck to
contemporary works. In 2014, Mr. Fisch became the Principal Conductor and Artistic
Advisor of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO). His former posts include
Principal Guest Conductor of the Seattle Opera (2007-2013), where he concluded his
tenure conducting the Opera's quadrennial Wagner Ring Cycle in summer 2013,
Music Director of the New Israeli Opera (1998-2008), and the Wiener Volksoper (1995-2000).
Praised by critics as one the finest interpreters of our time, Asher Fisch has brought
his extensive repertoire in the greatest theaters and with prestigious orchestras
as: the Chicago Symphony, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra,
the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Israel Philharmonic, the Tokyo's NHK and many
others. Recently he conducted: Elektra, Die Zauberflöte, Manon Lescaut, Der Fliegende
Holländer and Werther in Munich; Un Ballo in Maschera in Hamburg;
Fedora at Teatro di San Carlo in Naples; Carmen at the Teatro Regio
in Turin. Mr. Fisch also conducted Orchestra Regionale Toscana in a series of concerts
in Florence and on tour in Tuscany.
Plans include: Der Fliegende Holländer, La Traviata and Il Trovatore
at Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich; Capriccio at the Teatro Real in Madrid
Tristan und Isolde at Metropolitan Opera in New York; series of concerts
in Perth, Tokyo, Sydney, Stuttgart, Abu Dhabi, and on tour in USA. Mr. Fisch will
return to Turin conducting Die Zauberflöte.
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