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[right-wing ultra-nationalist Jorg]
Haider going into the [government]
coalition, I thought that the objec-
tions and demonstrations in Austria
would be so strong that [politics]
would change, but I was mistaken. I
was extremely disappointed at the way
that Austrians reacted to Haider's par-
ticipating in the government."
Opposite to that feeling of disap-
pointment was the sense of achievement
Fisch had introducing a very important
Jewish composition in Berlin.
"[Ernest Bloch's] 'Sacred Service'
(Avodath Hakodesh, an extensive choral
and orchestral setting of the synagogue
Sabbath Morning Service) was first per-
formed in Germany in 1933 and had
not been performed until I brought it
back," Fisch says. "We had a big concert
during which I performed the piece
with a German chorus and Israeli singer.
"It was very exciting because there
was so much interest that the chorus
took the piece to the [celebration] of the
renovated synagogue in East Berlin. It
became a very emotional experience."
Although Fisch will be presenting a
Wagner work at Meadow Brook, he
regrets that he can't do that in Israel.
"I think that the boycott of
Wagnerian music in Israel is based on
ignorance," the conductor says. "Any
cultural aspect that relates to German
history and the Holocaust is accepted
in Israel except for Wagner, and that's
anachronistic and not rational. I hope
that we can change that."
Fisch, who enjoys cooking as a
hobby, has a recipe for approaching
new orchestras.
"The most important thing for the
success of a concert is the initial meet-
ing between the conductor and musi-
cians," Fisch explains. "There's a lot of
anticipation, and if it is good for the
first few minutes, we're bound to have
a good time together.
"When I come to an orchestra for
the first time, I'm really interested to
hear what the musicians have to offer.
I always find that the best results that
I get are from building on those
sounds. I don't think a conductor can
impose musicianship. I think musi-
cianship can be invoked or inspired,
and that's what I try to do." El

Asher Fisch leads the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, July 7-8, at
the Meadow Brook Music
Festival on the campus of
Oakland University. $10-$53.
(313) 576-5111.

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The DSO At
Meadow Brook
Music Festival

Highlights of the rest of the DSO
season at Meadow Brook Music
Festival 2000 are listed below.
July 9: The 5th Dimension, with
conductor Michael Krajewski
July 14: Ravel's Bolero, with con-
ductor Roberto Minczuk and per-
cussionists Robert Becker and
William Cahn on percussion
July 15: Romeo and Juliet, with
conductor Roberto Minczuk and
violinist James Ehnes
July 16: "Anything Goes! The
Music of Cole Porter," with con-
ductor Jeff Tyzik and the Meadow
Brook Festival Singers
July 21: "Symphonic
Blockbusters," with conductor
Nicholas McGegan
July 22: "Mozart-in-the-
Meadows," an all-Mozart program
with conductor Nicholas
McGegan and pianist Piotr
Anderszewski
July 23: "Mancini Gold," with
conductor Richard Kaufman and
vocalist Bobbi Page
July 28: "Vive la France!"; Neeme
Jarvi conducts music by French
composers, with cellist Borislav
Strulev
July 29: Beethoven's Ninth, with
conductor Neeme Jarvi, pianist
Max Levinson and the Meadow
Brook Festival Singers
July 30: "A Night in Vienna";
Neeme Jarvi conducts favorite
waltzes and polkas, with soprano
Karen Clift
Aug. 4, 5: "Tchaikovsky
Spectacular," with conductor
Emmanuel Villaume and cellist
Mark Kosower
Aug. 6: Audra McDonald sings
selections from musical theater, as
conductor Ted Sperling leads the
DSO

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Five-concert subscription tick-
ets range from $60/lawn to
$210/premiere pavilion; dis-
counts available for students
under 18. For more informa-
tion and subscription tickets,
call (313) 576-5120. For indi-
vidual tickets, call (313) 576-
5111 or (248) 645-6666.

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