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One of the world's leading violinists, Julia Fischer is a versatile musician also known for her extraordinary abilities as a concert pianist, a chamber musician and a music teacher. She received her first violin lessons at the age of three, and her first piano lessons shortly after from her mother Viera Fischer. At the age of nine she started studying with the renowned violin professor Ana Chumachenco, later becoming her successor at the University of Munich. The first prize at the international Yehudi Menuhin Competition in 1995 was one of the milestones in her early career and she has since performed with top orchestras worldwide, frequently collaborating with many of the world’s most renowned conductors.
Highlights of Julia Fischer’s 2026/27 season include her residency at Radio France, encompassing concerts in Paris with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and a tour of Germany with the Orchestre National de France. Further highlights include performances of Hans Werner Henze’s Il Vitalino raddoppiato with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, a recital tour with the pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, a concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at London’s Royal Albert Hall, and appearances with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.
Julia Fischer is an enthusiastic chamber musician on both violin and piano, a dedicated teacher, orchestra founder and artistic director. In 2010 she founded the Julia Fischer Quartet with violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky, violist Nils Mönkemeyer and cellist Benjamin Nyffenegger and continues to tour extensively in this formation. Her concert at the Alte Oper Frankfurt in 2010 marked her debut as a pianist: she performed the Grieg Piano Concerto in the second half, having played Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 in the first half. Teaching is another integral part of her musical life as she continues to nurture and guide young talent. In 2019, she founded a children’s orchestra, the Kindersinfoniker, in her hometown of Munich.
Julia Fischer holds numerous awards including the Federal Cross of Merit, the Gramophone Award, the German Culture Prize, the Cultural Honorary Prize of the City of Munich and the Rheingau Music Prize. She plays a violin by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (1742) as well as an instrument made by Philipp Augustin (2018).
