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Auditorio Nacional in Madrid with OSCyL

Scherzo, January 2025: With Manfred, Fischer offers a lesson in conducting. To the question of how to get people excited with this symphony that seems less inspired than the Fifth or the Pathétique, the answer he offered is multiple: through dramatic intensity; taking advantage of and accentuating the composer’s resources as an orchestrator; of his...

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São Paulo Symphony Announces 2025 Season

Together with OSESP music director Thierry Fischer is looking forward to its 2025 season: OSESP’s anniversary season lies behind us and it was an important moment for us to not only look back on the 70 year history of the orchestra but also to lay the foundations for the future – which begins with the...

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Thierry Fischer’s Season with Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León

The upcoming season marks the third year of Thierry Fischer’s tenure with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León (OSCyL). This season promises an array of prestigious performances, including appearances at Germany’s Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Braunschweig, and a major residency at the Cartagena Festival in Colombia. Continuing the exploration of Beethoven’s symphonies, the orchestra will...

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OSESP’s 70th Anniversary Concert

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo the orchestra presented a multi-faceted program under the direction of Music Director Thierry Fischer. The full concert is still available to watch on Youtube.

STRAUSS: Solemn Entrance Of The Knights Of St. John
VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas brasileiras nº 2: Tocata – O Trenzinho do Caipira
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Lento assai. Allegro vivace
DVORÁK: Serenade op. 44, Minuetto
PROKOFIEV: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1 (selection)
GUIMARÃES: Onze
GOMES: Lo Schiavo: Alvorada
RESPIGHI: Pini di Roma: I Pini della Via Apia

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Berlin Festival with Osesp

Tagesspiegel, August 2024: On this evening at the Philharmonie, the number of men in shorts casually outnumbers those in suits. At the start of the “Musikfest Berlin,” the capital’s most important classical music event, there are hardly any dignitaries in sight. Instead, the audience is filled with curious people of all ages and walks of...