At the 2007 International ARD Music Competition in
Munich, he made a clean sweep of almost all prizes:
in addition to the First Prize for Percussion, he was
awarded almost all special prizes as well as the audience
prize. Many found him to be the outstanding personality
of the 2007 competition. Last but not least,
German percussionist Johannes Fischer also won the
OehmsClassics Special Prize, following which his first
CD now appears in the OehmsClassics Debut series.
The percussionist and composer – born in 1981 – put
together a program of works written between 1973 and
2007 which are key compositions of modern music. In addition, the recording includes the composition
nemeton of German composer Matthias Pintscher
(* 1971). Written in 2007, this work was commissioned
by the ARD as a required piece for all contestants.
Fischer caused a sensation with this work, which also
brought him the prize for the best interpretation of the
commissioned work.