Washington Post Staff Writer Tim Page wrote that Fischer "is not only a sensitive and creative musician, but also a very funny man," in a piece headlined "Plays Well With Children".
Page wrote that Fischer delighted the children, parents and grandparents who filled the hall with spot-on imitations of oboists, bassists, tuba players and other orchestra members. He compared Fischer to "a cross between a neglected Marx Brother, Bert Lahr's Gogo in Waiting for Godot and the sort of eccentric teacher one remembers vividly and fondly from elementary school, even 20 or 30 years later."
Fischer is rumoured to soon be named the National Symphony Orchestra's new music director, Page wrote.
"Nobody doubted that he had the musical chops to take on such a position. But it is reassuring to learn that he has the charm and character to be an ambassador for classical music in our nation's capital, and especially with the audience that ultimately matters the most: the concertgoers of the future," he wrote.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI) / The Washington Post
