Fisch is known for his remarkable interpretations of the grand works of the Romantic era and will use his experienced vision to guide the next generation of Australia’s finest musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). World renowned as a conductor of the grand 19th century repertoire, Fisch will conduct Brahms’s ever-beautiful 2nd Symphony, alongside two brilliant contemporary works: Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth’s new flute concerto with soloist Andrew Nicholson and British composer Anna Clyne’s 2015 work This Midnight Hour.
“To me, Brahms is foundational. At the very beginning of my tenure as Chief Conductor in Perth, I used the Brahms just to get this warm, string based, central European sound. This repertoire is very important to professional musicians and orchestras. Even if we’re playing Tchaikovsky or Dvořák, until you get to Stravinsky and Shostakovich, everything we play is in this world of sound you find in Brahms.” – Asher Fisch
Anna CLYNE This Midnight Hour
Lachlan SKIPWORTH Flute Concerto (Victorian premiere)
Johannes BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 73
Asher Fisch conductor
Andrew Nicholson flute
ANAM Orchestra
Asher Fisch’s Artistic Residency at ANAM is generously supported by David and Gai Taylor
Andrew Nicholson appears courtesy of West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO)
This performance will be available as a delayed broadcast on ABC Classic
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