“A conducting talent Chicago audiences deserve to hear again… minimum of fuss and a maximum of insight… Fischer pulled out every stop he could in his energetic and full-blooded reading, and the orchestra musicians responded in kind… his orchestra dispatched it at fever pitch.”

Chicago Tribune,  July 2013

“The Swiss conductor is the real thing—a musician of clear intelligence, technical skill, and podium personality, drawing performances that blended impeccable balancing, textural clarity and fizzing exhilaration… This was the most impressive Grant Park podium debut of recent seasons and Thierry Fischer has earned himself an invitation back to Chicago.”

Chicago Classical Review,  July 2013

“He conducts with both clarity and passion…. His connection with the players was clearly two-way….. Fischer sold this oft-played piece better than I have ever heard the work live. Fischer believes in this work in the way that Daniel Barenboim believes in Wagner… Utah is lucky to have this conductor, and several Grant Park players who are members of that ensemble can you tell you so. The players honored him with his own ovation…Let’s hope he’s back.“

Chicago Sun Times,  July 2013