Rob Fisher is an internationally distinguished artistic director, conductor and pianist, as well as a leading figure in American music and musical theatre. He was founding music director and conductor of  the Encores! series at New York City Center from its inception in 1994 until 2005. The series earned a 2000 Tony Award, and in 1997, Fisher was given the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Special Achievement. Fisher has made numerous recordings for the series,  including the Grammy Award-winning Chicago cast album. He continues to be supervising music director of Chicago productions around the globe. In 2007, Fisher was music director of the Central Park production of  Hair and was music supervisor for its 2008 revival and 2009 move to Broadway. Currently, Fisher serves as music supervisor of the Tony-winning Broadway revival of Anything Goes.

This year, Fisher was producer/music director of Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series' Gershwin program, following his 2009 tribute to Cole Porter and 2007 tribute to Leonard Bernstein; the Porter program was then presented at the Ravinia Festival. He conducted the 2011 world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's Rappahannock County at the Virginia Arts Festival and also conducted performances in Richmond, VA and Austin, TX. Among his other projects, he returned to Encores! as music director of Girl Crazy and No, No Nanette, and he has recently collaborated in concert with such artists as Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O'Hara, Victoria Clark, Idina Menzel, the King's Singers, Brian Stokes Mitchell and David Hyde Pierce.

Within the past decade, Fisher has been a guest of virtually every major orchestra in the U.S. as conductor or pianist. Last year, he conducted Patti LuPone's engagements with the Pacific and Phoenix symphonies and Idina Menzel's with the San Francisco Symphony. In 2011, he reunited with Ms. LuPone with the Atlanta, and Ft. Worth Symphonies. In 2007 he led a critically acclaimed revival of My Fair Lady with the New York Philharmonic. Other recent highlights include debuts with the Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras and appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, and the San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and National symphonies. He conducted The New York Pops on many occasions, and enjoyed sharing concerts with the late Skitch Henderson. As a pianist, Fisher has been soloist for Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F major with orchestras across the country.

Fisher's performances have been televised on many occasions. He was music director and conductor for "Ira at 100," a gala concert at Carnegie Hall which was broadcast on PBS's "Great Performances," and he appeared twice on the PBS series, "In Performance at the White House," for the Clintons. In addition, for four seasons, Fisher was music director for Garrison Keillor's American Radio Company and remains a frequent guest on "A Prairie Home Companion." Fisher has made seven appearances on the Lyrics & Lyricists series at NY's 92nd Street Y usually with his friend Sheldon Harnick as host, most recently creating a satiric evening featuring the songs of Tom Lehrer.