Silja Fischer

Silja Fischer grew up in East Germany and studied in Berlin, Moscow and Hamburg.

She joined the General Secretariat of the International Music Council in 1993 where she occupied several positions before her appointment as Secretary General in 2009. In this capacity, Fischer was in charge of the day-to-day business, membership relations, official representation as well as programme implementation. She strongly believes in strategic collaborations for effective and efficient advocacy work. Besides her passion for music and its transformative power, Fischer likes to discover places, meet and connect people, drink wine, enjoy the sea breeze, flowers, and relax in her home village.