Julia Fischer

Julia Fischer, First Prize winner at the 1995 Menuhin Competition, is an acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, educator, and concert pianist. She has performed with top orchestras worldwide, working with renowned conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Christian Thielemann, Alan Gilbert, Jakub Hrůša, Vladimir Jurowski, Juanjo Mena, Riccardo Muti, Vasily Petrenko, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Thomas Søndergård, Yuri Temirkanov, Michael Tilson-Thomas, and Franz Welser-Möst. As a chamber musician, Julia has founded her own Quartet and toured extensively. A passionate educator, Julia teaches at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts. She plays on a 1742 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini.