A new principal conductor for the waso

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra has appointed a new Principal Conductor to succeed Paul Daniel who ends his contract next year. Asher Fisch is no stranger to Australia having worked here in 2004, conducting Adelaide’s production of The Ring. Since 2007, Asher Fisch has been Seattle Opera’s Principal Conductor. He is a former music director of the Vienna Volksoper and the New Israeli Opera, and has worked in the world’s most respected opera houses and orchestras:

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