Biography

Born in Stuttgart in 1965, Achim Fiedler studied violin at the Hochschule für Musik

Hochschule für Musik Köln

The Cologne University of Music is a music college in Cologne, and Germany's largest academy of music.-History:The academy was founded by Ferdinand Hiller in 1850 as Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln...

 in Köln

KOLN

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, in London at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. Students can pursue courses in Music, Opera, Drama and Technical Theatre Arts.-History:...

 and conducting at the Musikhochschule

State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart

The State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart is a professional school for musicians and performing artists in Stuttgart, Germany...

 in Stuttgart

Stuttgart

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. He also attended the Tanglewood Music Center Summer Courses

Tanglewood Music Center

The Tanglewood Music Center is an annual summer music academy in Lenox, Massachusetts, United States, in which emerging professional musicians participate in performances, master classes and workshops designed to provide an intense training and networking experience...

.

In 1996 he won the first prize of the Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition

Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition

The Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition, is a music competition for young conductors organized by the Cadaqués Orchestra in Catalonia, Spain.-History: The competition takes place every two years and is organized by the Cadaqués Orchestra...

, Spain. He has been invited to conduct major orchestras such as the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

The Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden is an orchestra based in Dresden, Germany founded in 1548 by Kurfürst Moritz of Saxony. It is one of the world's oldest orchestras...

, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

The North German Radio Symphony Orchestra is a German orchestra, the symphony orchestra of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hamburg....

, Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Vienna Chamber Orchestra

The Vienna Chamber Orchestra is an Austrian chamber orchestra based at the Vienna Konzerthaus....

, Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra

Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra

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, Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria.

Since 1998 Fiedler conducts the Lucerne Festival Strings

Lucerne Festival Strings

The Lucerne Festival Strings is one of Switzerland's most frequently touring chamber orchestras. Founded in 1956 by Wolfgang Schneiderhan and Rudolf Baumgartner and directed by the latter until 1998, Achim Fiedler is the Artistic Director since 1998. Managing Director is Hans-Christoph Mauruschat...

. He is also the current principal conductor of the Folkwang Kammerorchester in Essen, Germany.