Fredrik Fischer

Current

• Translator at TM Teater
• Translator at Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg
• Northern Europe Correspondent at musicalzentrale

• Freelance Writer at SRF Perspektiv
• Freelance Writer at Tidningen Gladan
• Freelance Writer at Tidningen Stiletten
• Freelance Writer at Sydsvenskan
• Owner at Fredrik Fischer (Self-employed)
• Freelance Writer at Tidningen Körsång
• Freelance Writer at Österlen 360°
• Freelance Writer at Ystads Allehanda
• Freelance Writer at Trelleborgs Allehanda
• Freelance Writer at Scentidningen Nummer.se
• Freelance Writer at Tidskriften OPERA
• Freelance Writer at OPUS
• Freelance Writer at Blekinge Läns Tidning

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Past

• Translator at Teater Satyr
• Translator at Värmlandsoperan
• Translation Coordinator and Translator at School of Stage and Music Arts, University of Gothenburg

• Telemarketing Salesman at Online i Lund
• Program Presenter and Producer at Radio AF
• Intern at Blekinge Läns Tidning
• Intern at Skånes Taltidning

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Education

• Philipps-Universität Marburg
• Lunds universitet

Connections

146 connections

Industry

Publishing

Websites

• My Website

Fredrik Fischer’s Summary

Journalism on Culture, Entertainment, Politics; Books on (Musical) Theatre; Musical Theatre and Cabaret Song Lyrics and Libretti

Fredrik Fischer’s Specialties:

Musical and spoken theatre; classical, jazz, folk, pop, rock and world music; interviews; disabilities; accessibility; philosophy.

Fredrik Fischer’s Experience

• Translator

  TM Teater

  (Performing Arts industry)

  November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  Together with my wife, Linnea Sjunnesson, I translated the musical "The Last Five Years" for its Scandinavian premiere at the Art Gallery, Karlskrona, in May 2009.

• Translator

  Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg

  (Higher Education industry)

  October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  Together with my wife, Linnea Sjunnesson, I translated the musical "See What I Wanna See" for its European premiere, also the concluding production of the musical theatre programme of the Academy of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, class of 2009.

• Northern Europe Correspondent

  musicalzentrale

  (Partnership; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  I am the Northern Europe correspondent for musicalzentrale.de, the leading German-language online news and information resource website.

• Freelance Writer

  SRF Perspektiv

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  I am an occasional freelance writer for SRF Perspektiv, the major member magazine of Synskadades Riksförbund, the Swedish association of the blind and visually impaired.

• Freelance Writer

  Tidningen Gladan

  (Newspapers industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  I am a freelance writer for Tidningen Gladan, the staff paper of the Tomelilla municipality, Sweden.

• Freelance Writer

  Tidningen Stiletten

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  I am an occasional freelance writer for the magazine Stiletten, which is published by the STIL cooperative, an organization working with assistance for the impaired.

• Freelance Writer

  Sydsvenskan

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  I am an occasional freelance writer for Sydsvenskan, the major daily newspaper in the southern part of Sweden.

• Owner

  Fredrik Fischer (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Publishing industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

  I own my own company in which I produce all my work, journalism and other

• Freelance Writer

  Tidningen Körsång

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)

  I am an occasional reporter for Tidningen Körsång, hitherto mainly doing news stories.

• Freelance Writer

  Österlen 360°

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  I am a freelance reporter for this free magazine.

• Freelance Writer

  Ystads Allehanda

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

  I am a music and theatre critic as well as a reporter on entertainment and culture, plus occasional columnist, at this daily.

• Freelance Writer

  Trelleborgs Allehanda

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

  I am a music and theatre critic as well as a reporter on entertainment and culture, plus occasional columnist, at this daily.

• Freelance Writer

  Scentidningen Nummer.se

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  February 2006 — Present (3 years 10 months)

  I am an occasional reporter for Nummer.se doing feature work.

• Freelance Writer

  Tidskriften OPERA

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  November 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)

  I work for OPERA as reporter and columnist as well as theatre and music critic.

• Freelance Writer

  OPUS

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

  I work for OPUS as a freelance reporter and music critic.

• Freelance Writer

  Blekinge Läns Tidning

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  June 2004 — Present (5 years 6 months)

  After my internship at BLT, I have continued to work for the paper as a reporter on culture and entertainment as well as a reviewer of classical music.

• Translator

  Teater Satyr

  (Performing Arts industry)

  November 2008 — March 2009 (5 months)

  Together with my wife, Linnea Sjunnesson, I translated the musical "Bat Boy" for its Scandinavian premiere in April 2008 at Kulturhuset Underjorden, Gothenburg.

• Translator

  Värmlandsoperan

  (Performing Arts industry)

  January 2008 — August 2008 (8 months)

  Together with my wife, Linnea Sjunnesson, I translated the musical "Spring Awakening" for its European premiere at Värmlandsoperan in August 2008.

• Translation Coordinator and Translator

  School of Stage and Music Arts, University of Gothenburg

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

  October 2007 — March 2008 (6 months)

  Together with my wife, Linnea Sjunnesson, and the ensemble, I translated the musical "Hello Again" for the concluding production of the musical theatre performance programme ending in 2008.

• Telemarketing Salesman

  Online i Lund

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  July 2004 — February 2007 (2 years 8 months)

  Telephone-based sales work, payed according to sales rates

• Program Presenter and Producer

  Radio AF

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  September 2000 — 2005 (5 years )

  I was a reporter, program presenter, host, producer as well as the Head of Music Programming at Lund University student radio station Radio AF.

• Intern

  Blekinge Läns Tidning

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  May 2004 — May 2004 (1 month)

  I did an internship at this daily in the south of Sweden during my studies of Journalism, mainly working as a news reporter

• Intern

  Skånes Taltidning

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  April 2004 — April 2004 (1 month)

  During my Journalism studies, I did an internship at this publicly held publisher of an audio magazine relating events in Scania.

Fredrik Fischer’s Education

• Philipps-Universität Marburg

  Media Sciences 2004 — 2005

  ERASMUS student at Marburg during the winter semester of 2004-2005

• Lunds universitet

  M.A. , Journalism, Religion, English, Political Sciences , 1999 — 2005

  Studies in the fields of Religion and History of Religion, focusing on Psychology and Sociology of Religion; majoring in Journalism; DJ, host and producer as well as Head of Music Programs at Radio AF, Lund Student Radio Station; member of two amateur choirs, one mixed (Lunds Nations Kör), one male (Förenade Nationsmanskören)

  Activities and Societies:

  Lunds Nations Kör, Radio AF, Förenade Nationsmanskören, Theofil, Taizé Services with the Student Priests

Additional Information

Fredrik Fischer’s Websites:

• My Website

Fredrik Fischer’s Interests:

music, theatre, journalism, musical theatre, languages, linguistics, politics, philosophy, literature, humour, food, nature

Fredrik Fischer’s Groups:

Riksorganisationen Unga Synskadade, Förenade Nationsmanskören, Defekta Journalister, Synskadades Riksförbund, Svenska Teaterkritikers förening

•    Lunds Universitet - Alumni Group (500+)
•    MalmöMingel

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