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Matinee: Mozart und Bruckner

Musical Conductor: Asher Fisch
Piano: Francesco Piemontesi
Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl

The Neue Zürcher Zeitung called Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi a “magician of sound”; he is a highly sought-after artist in his field worldwide and will be making his debut in Erl in 2026. Together with the festival orchestra, conducted by Asher Fisch, he will perform Mozart’s radiant, solemn Concerto in C major.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503

Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Team

Asher Fisch Musical Conductor

Asher Fisch is Chief Conductor of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and has been Music Director of the Tiroler Festspiele in Erl since the beginning of the 2024/25 season. He is internationally recognized as one of the leading conductors and has an extensive repertoire that covers both opera and concert areas. He began his career as an assistant to Daniel Barenboim and as a conductor at the Berlin State Opera. Since then, he has conducted at major European opera houses, including Vienna, Milan, Munich, Paris and Madrid. As an acknowledged Wagner specialist, Fisch has recorded two complete "Ring" cycles as well as "Tristan und Isolde". In addition, he has intensively studied the Italian repertoire and recently released a Puccini album together with tenor Jonas Kaufmann, the new Artistic Director of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl.

As a concert conductor, Asher Fisch has led renowned US American and European orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Munich Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France and the London Symphony Orchestra. Asher Fisch is also active as a pianist and can be experienced in piano concerts, with chamber music and as a song accompanist.

Francesco Piemontesi Piano

Francesco Piemontesi is considered one of the leading interpreters of the Classical and Romantic repertoires. Born in Locarno, the pianist studied with Arie Vardi, Alfred Brendel, Murray Perahia, Cécile Ousset, and Alexis Weissenberg. He performs worldwide with leading orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National de France, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He regularly collaborates with renowned conductors. He also devotes himself to chamber music with various artistic partners.

Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl

The music springs from the enthusiasm of a motivated and exceptionally well-prepared ensemble that has grown together over the years. The Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl was first formed in the summer of 1999—and today, musicians from 20 nations play together. Already in its first year, the ensemble achieved unprecedented success, which would go on to bring international recognition to the the Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl. Top young talents, musicians from major international orchestras, chamber music specialists, and lecturers come together annually in summer and winter—and since 2017, also in fall and spring—as part of the Orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl. Under the direction of festival founder Gustav Kuhn, the orchestra garnered rave reviews from international critics and cemented its reputation as one of the world’s finest Wagner orchestras. With the start of Jonas Kaufmann’s tenure as artistic director in September 2024, Asher Fisch—a conductor in high demand internationally in both opera and concert settings—has taken over the helm of the orchestra.