Born to German-Slovak parents, Julia Fischer began violin lessons aged three.At the age of six, Fisher began lessons at the Leopold Mozart Conservatory in Augsburg and three years later became a pupil of Ana Chumachenco at the Munich Academy. At eleven she won the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition.
This a good point to let you know that Ms. Fischer is also one terrific pianist, but we will expand on that on a different occasion.
Ms. Fischer became artist in residence of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra in 2006 she recorded the Tchaikovsky Concerto with the same performers, the year in which she was voted Best Newcomer by BBC Music Magazine for her disc of Bach sonatas and partitas for solo violin.
Fischer’s playing is characterised by both brightness and sensitivity. In her performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto she seems highly confident and produces a strong technique and a wonderful tone. Listen for yourself below:
