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Swiss conductor and flutist
Thierry Fischer studied flute with
Aurèle Nicolet, and began his career playing with orchestras in Hamburg and Zurich. He performed as principal flutist with the
Chamber Orchestra of Europe under
Claudio Abbado, and conducted his first concerts with this orchestra.
Fischer also conducted the
Netherlands Ballet Orchestra, the
Ulster Orchestra, and the
Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra. He served as principal conductor of the
BBC National Orchestra of Wales from 2006 to 2012, touring with the orchestra and appearing annually at the BBC Proms. In September 2009, he was named music director of the
Utah Symphony Orchestra, where his contract extends through the 2021-2022 season. He has made guest appearances with the
London Philharmonic Orchestra, the
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra,
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, the
London Sinfonietta,
Ensemble InterContemporain, and other groups. In 2016,
Fischer was named as principal guest conductor of the
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. He has recorded for Reference Recordings, Hyperion, Signum Classics, Berlin Classics, and Deutsche Grammophon, among several other labels.