Jonathan Fischer

Affiliate Artist in Oboe

Jonathan Fischer joined the faculty of the University of Houston in September, 2014 and has served as Principal Oboe with the Houston Symphony since 2012. Prior to his appointment with the Houston Symphony, Jonathan served as Associate Principal Oboe with the San Francisco Symphony for nine seasons. He has also held positions with The Cleveland Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Grant Park Symphony, Santa Fe Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Savannah Symphony and the New World Symphony. Mr. Fischer has performed as a guest Principal with many leading orchestras including the Boston Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the St Louis Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Vancouver Symphony and the St Paul Chamber Orchestra. He has performed as a soloist with the the Houston Symphony, the Grant Park Symphony, the New World Symphony and the San Francisco Symphony.

Jonathan currently teaches at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music and the Texas Music Festival. He has taught and performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Colorado College Summer Music Festival and the Oberlin Conservatory. He has given masterclasses at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, the San Francisco Conservatory, Rice University, University of Michigan, and is a frequent coach at the New World Symphony. He holds a degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Richard Woodhams.