In various ways, Fischer is trying out ideas for an orchestra of the future. “One way in which I try to encourage creativity is limiting the number of weeks each player has with the main orchestra, so they can spend some time on their own projects. When they join I always want to know what their passion is. If it’s to play a solo role they could have maybe a concerto date — we have a public audition for that. If someone has an interest in older classical music, or new music, then I say: here’s a date, organise your own concert. Within the orchestra itself, we have different groupings, some for really old music, some for contemporary music.