Pavel Fischer

Pavel Fischer is a Professor of Violin at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester. Born in Zlín, Czech Republic (1965), he studied at the Prague Conservatoire and Prague Academy of Performing Arts under Professor Nora Grumlíková. A prominent chamber musician, he co-founded the Škampa Quartet in 1989, which achieved international acclaim and was Resident Artists at London's Wigmore Hall (1994–1998). The quartet won numerous awards, including the Royal Philharmonic Society Award, and performed globally at festivals like Edinburgh and Melbourne. Fischer has collaborated with artists such as Josef Suk, Janine Jansen, and Ian Anderson. Since leaving the Škampa Quartet, he has focused on teaching, becoming a violin tutor at RNCM and Chetham’s School of Music. He directs the Winterschool at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and founded the cross-genre trio Bardolino with Iva Bittová. His compositional works include string quartets premiered at Carnegie Hall and the Lake District Summer Music Festival, as well as a Violin Concerto and orchestral pieces like Temperaments.