JOHANNES FISCHER  –  Percussionist

"He doesn't just make music, he is music. (..) His expressiveness and creativity were impressive - unique and unforgettable moments. " — Das Orchester, Mainz, Germany

"It was simply overwhelming how magnificently Johannes Fischer played. (..) The 26-year-old made music with a pleasure and an agility that made even watching a real enjoyment." — Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Munich, Germany

 

The percussionist Johannes Fischer is the winner of the 1st prize , the audience prize and 3 special prizes at the international ARD music competition in Munich 2007. Since then he has a busy concert schedule as soloist with orchestra or chamber musician in venues like the Musikverein Wien, the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Carnegie's Zankel Hall in New York and at numerous music festival throughout Europa, in Asia and Northern America. He has been working with conductors and composers such as Heinz Holliger, Harrison Birtwhistle, Kirill Petrenko, Peter Eötvös or Pierre Boulez.
Also as composer he received severela prizes and commissions, e. g. from the Crested Butte Music Festival USA and the Louvre Paris. Since 2009 Johannes Fischer is professor for percussion at the Luebeck University of Music.

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LISTEN:
I. Xenakis: Rebonds B
J. Dowland: Clear or Cloudy (with flute)
J. M. Lopez Lopez: Calculo Secreto
C. Roqué Alsina: Themen II (with orchestra)

Contact: email Andreas Janotta