81 result(s) for iván fischer
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 15 May
- 13 May 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Brahms, as a composer of symphonies, is the centrepiece of the Budapest Festival Orchestra's season. Their public was able to hear his third and fourth symphonies in September, and at the end of the season, Iván Fischer and his orchestra will be completing the cycle with the first and second.
Hungarian Conductor Ivan Fischer Receives Award For Lifetime Achievement
- 9 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Following in the footsteps of Placido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel and Quincy Jones, this year Ivan Fischer has been granted the Abu Dhabi Festival Award for his lifetime contribution to the arts. Iván Fischer, Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, has been presented with the 2015 Abu Dhabi Festival Award, which is bestowed each year on artists who have made an exceptional contribution ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra - Possibly The Best Orchestra In The World
- 5 Feb 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
“After Symphony No. 1 by Brahms, the audience broke into rapturous applause as if they were at a rock concert. I’ve already played in front of an enthusiastic audience, but I haven’t experienced anything like that before. Is this when you hear people say that it was good to be Hungarian? Good to be a musician? Yes.” (Balázs Bujtor, violinist of the Festival Orchestra)
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Nobel Prize Writer Imre Kertész Accuses The New York Times Of Censorship
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative columnists accuse The New York Times of bias for deciding not to publish an interview with Imre Kertész Nobel prize winning novelist who dismissed the idea that Hungary was a dictatorship.
Hungarian Conductor Fischer To Conduct Berlin Wall Concert Commemoration
- 4 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The German government has commissioned Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer, who is music director and chief conductor of both the Berlin Konzerthaus and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, to programme and conduct a commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s collapse on Nov. 9.
Budapest Festival Orchestra: The Mission Continues
- 3 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
“Why do community programmes matter? Because we are a community orchestra.” (Iván Fischer)
One week, 19 concerts, 14 towns, thousands of people. Following its community week in June, the Budapest Festival Orchestra again intends to give free concerts all around the country, taking music to people who rarely get to concert halls or have never been to a classical music concert.
Bridging Europe Culture Festival, Budapest, Until 16 September
- 12 Sep 2014 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Bridging Europe arts festival will focus on German culture during its four-day programme starting on Sept. 10 this year. The festival organised for the second time by the Palace of Arts and the Budapest Festival Orchestra seeks to find connections between Hungarian culture and the cultures of other countries through music. Last year the Czech Republic was in focus.
Festival Orchestra Invites You To Visit Gozsdu Courtyard In Budapest, 9 September
- 5 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"25 years ago, Berlin was divided by a wall. Europe and the lives of its people are still filled with walls, but that is something we can change. Budapest Festival Orchestra is doing something to bring about this change, and for nine days in early September, you too can help by visiting Gozsdu Courtyard and sharing some of your thoughts.
International Recording Prizes To Budapest Festival Orchestra
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra, one of the TOP10 symphony orchestras of the world was awarded with two important international recording prizes during this summer.
Budapest Festival Orchestra, National Concert Hall Budapest, 15 May
- 13 May 2015 9:04 AM
- community & culture
Brahms, as a composer of symphonies, is the centrepiece of the Budapest Festival Orchestra's season. Their public was able to hear his third and fourth symphonies in September, and at the end of the season, Iván Fischer and his orchestra will be completing the cycle with the first and second.
Hungarian Conductor Ivan Fischer Receives Award For Lifetime Achievement
- 9 Apr 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Following in the footsteps of Placido Domingo, Gustavo Dudamel and Quincy Jones, this year Ivan Fischer has been granted the Abu Dhabi Festival Award for his lifetime contribution to the arts. Iván Fischer, Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra, has been presented with the 2015 Abu Dhabi Festival Award, which is bestowed each year on artists who have made an exceptional contribution ...
Budapest Festival Orchestra - Possibly The Best Orchestra In The World
- 5 Feb 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
“After Symphony No. 1 by Brahms, the audience broke into rapturous applause as if they were at a rock concert. I’ve already played in front of an enthusiastic audience, but I haven’t experienced anything like that before. Is this when you hear people say that it was good to be Hungarian? Good to be a musician? Yes.” (Balázs Bujtor, violinist of the Festival Orchestra)
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Nobel Prize Writer Imre Kertész Accuses The New York Times Of Censorship
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative columnists accuse The New York Times of bias for deciding not to publish an interview with Imre Kertész Nobel prize winning novelist who dismissed the idea that Hungary was a dictatorship.
Hungarian Conductor Fischer To Conduct Berlin Wall Concert Commemoration
- 4 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The German government has commissioned Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer, who is music director and chief conductor of both the Berlin Konzerthaus and the Budapest Festival Orchestra, to programme and conduct a commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s collapse on Nov. 9.
Budapest Festival Orchestra: The Mission Continues
- 3 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- community & culture
“Why do community programmes matter? Because we are a community orchestra.” (Iván Fischer)
One week, 19 concerts, 14 towns, thousands of people. Following its community week in June, the Budapest Festival Orchestra again intends to give free concerts all around the country, taking music to people who rarely get to concert halls or have never been to a classical music concert.
Bridging Europe Culture Festival, Budapest, Until 16 September
- 12 Sep 2014 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Bridging Europe arts festival will focus on German culture during its four-day programme starting on Sept. 10 this year. The festival organised for the second time by the Palace of Arts and the Budapest Festival Orchestra seeks to find connections between Hungarian culture and the cultures of other countries through music. Last year the Czech Republic was in focus.
Festival Orchestra Invites You To Visit Gozsdu Courtyard In Budapest, 9 September
- 5 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"25 years ago, Berlin was divided by a wall. Europe and the lives of its people are still filled with walls, but that is something we can change. Budapest Festival Orchestra is doing something to bring about this change, and for nine days in early September, you too can help by visiting Gozsdu Courtyard and sharing some of your thoughts.
International Recording Prizes To Budapest Festival Orchestra
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra, one of the TOP10 symphony orchestras of the world was awarded with two important international recording prizes during this summer.