Utah Symphony & Utah Opera
Swiss conductor Thierry Fischer has been Music Director of the Utah Symphony since 2009 and becomes Music Director Emeritus in 2023. Principal Guest of the Seoul Philharmonic 2017–2020, in March 2020 he began as Music Director of the Sao Paulo Symphony.
In Utah he has revitalized the organization, instigating a major commissioning program, taking the orchestra to Carnegie Hall for the first time in 40 years, recording Mahler symphonies for Reference Records, and beginning a Saint-Saens cycle for Hyperion.
Recent guesting has included Boston Symphony, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Maggio Musicale Firenze, Salzburg Mozarteumorchester, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, also Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Mostly Mozart New York, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, London Sinfonietta and Ensemble Intercontemporain.
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Utah Symphony & Utah Opera
In 2002, the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera came together to create an even greater impact and joined forces under the same vision. This vision is to connect the community through great live music. To perform. To engage. To inspire.