Albert was born in Chicago in 1884, the son of German immigrants Carl William and Marie Gerlach Fischer. As a child, his musical abilities were readily apparent and his parents, who were great lovers of music, encouraged him in the pursuit of a musical career. He received his early training in Chicago, studying with such internationally known teachers as Adolph Rosenberger, Ludwig Becker and S. E. Jacobsohn. Though they could ill afford it, his parents managed to send him abroad to study violin with Henri Marteau of the Hochschule of Music in Berlin. Upon his return in 1906, he was hired as a teacher at the Quincy College of Music in Quincy, Illinois. He was also connected with the Conservatory of Music, leader of the City Band and music director of the Empire Theatre. In 1910, he married May Elizabeth King, a native of Quincy, and the two left for Wurzburg, Germany, where Albert studied violin for a few months at the Royal School of Music. On that same trip, he later continued his studies in Prague. Two years after the marriage, Albert was teaching at Saint Francis College and soon afterwards became musical director and conductor at the Orpheum Theatre in Quincy. Afterwards, they moved to Chicago where he secured a position as first violinist with the prestigious Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a position that he was to hold for many years. In 1935, he moved his family to Seattle, Washington, where he taught at the National Institute of Music and Arts, and continued to teach violin and piano. He died in Seattle in 1957.
Albert was born in Chicago in 1884, the son of German immigrants Carl William and Marie Gerlach Fischer. As a child, his musical abilities were readily apparent and his parents, who were great lovers of music, encouraged him in the pursuit of a musical career. He received his early training in Chicago, studying with such internationally known teachers as Adolph Rosenberger, Ludwig Becker and S. E. Jacobsohn. Though they could ill afford it, his parents managed to send him abroad to study violin with Henri Marteau of the Hochschule of Music in Berlin. Upon his return in 1906, he was hired as a teacher at the Quincy College of Music in Quincy, Illinois. He was also connected with the Conservatory of Music, leader of the City Band and music director of the Empire Theatre. In 1910, he married May Elizabeth King, a native of Quincy, and the two left for Wurzburg, Germany, where Albert studied violin for a few months at the Royal School of Music. On that same trip, he later continued his studies in Prague. Two years after the marriage, Albert was teaching at Saint Francis College and soon afterwards became musical director and conductor at the Orpheum Theatre in Quincy. Afterwards, they moved to Chicago where he secured a position as first violinist with the prestigious Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a position that he was to hold for many years. In 1935, he moved his family to Seattle, Washington, where he taught at the National Institute of Music and Arts, and continued to teach violin and piano. He died in Seattle in 1957.
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