Wonder bred from the danube heritage
Revisiting Ivan Fischer and his orchestra, ultimate revelation of the masterpieces from Russia, Germany and Austria
Founded in 1983 by Iván Fischer and Zoltán Kocsis, the Budapest Festival Orchestra has established itself as one of the ten leading orchestras of the world in its first 30 years. Fischer’s leading and innovative visionary has made the BFO’s swift rise as one of the greatest success stories in the past three decades of classical music. With musicians hailed by The Times as “drawn from the cream of Hungary’s younger players,” the BFO is loved by audiences and praised by international critics for its intense and emotionally gripping performances.
In the first concert, BFO will showcase the well-known and exotic "Polovtsian Dances" and dramatic Glazunov’s A minor Violin Concerto. And the second concert features the music from Romanticism. With the presentation of works written by two great Austrian composers, Schubert and Brucker, by this topmost orchestra of Hungary, it brings back the memory of the artistic glory of Austria-Hungary.".
Conductor, Iván Fischer is the founder and Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. As a guest conductor, Fischer works with the finest symphony orchestras of the world and has frequently conducted the Berlin Philharmonic.
The French violinist Renaud Capuçon was invited by Claudio Abbado to become concertmaster of the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester. And he has worked with conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Seiji Ozawa, and Daniel Barenboim. He has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris, etc. Now Capuçon is considered as one of today’s outstanding violinists.
PROGRAMS
German& Russian Classics March 14 (Fri)
-BORODIN: Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor)
-GLAZUNOV: A minor Violin Concerto, Op. 82 (violinist: Renaud Capuçon)
-BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Austrian& Hungarian Glory March 15 (Sat)
-SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D.759 (Unfinished)
-BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109
■3/14(Fri.) Approx. 95 minutes with an intermission.
■3/15(Sat.) Approx. 105 minutes with an intermission
Pre-talk: 30 minutes before the performance.