Iván Fischer
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Biography
Born January 20, 1951 in Budapest, Hungary, Iván Fischer is a conductor and composer best known as the founder of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. Initially, he studied piano, cello, and violin as well as composition in Budapest. He later relocated to Vienna to study conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts. He also spent time studying at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. He won the Rupert Foundation conducting competition in London, England in 1976. He then became the guest conductor for British orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony. He returned to Hungary and founded the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO). His first recording was Concerto for Piano & Winds Mouvements/Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 42 in 1979, recorded with the BFO. He continued to split his time between his own BFO and short stints conducting other orchestras including the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra (in Washington D.C.), and others. His recordings have been released by several labels including Hungaroton, Quintana, Phillips Classics and Channel Classics Records. His releases Polkák (1991), The Bach Family (1993), Wagner (2013), and Overture & Incidental Music to A Midsummer Nightâs Dream (2018). Over the years, he has received many awards including the Golden Medal Award from the President of Hungary and the Crystal Award from the World Economic Forum.
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- Scriabin: Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor Op. 23, No. 3 - IV. Presto con fuoco featuring Iván Fischer
- Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra, BB 123 (Sz.116) - 3. Elegia (Andante, non troppo) by Iván Fischer
- Scriabin: Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor Op. 23, No. 3 - II. Allegretto featuring Iván Fischer
- Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra, BB 123 (Sz.116) - 4. Intermezzo interrotto (Allegretto) by Iván Fischer
- Bartók: Concerto For Orchestra, BB 123 (Sz.116) - 2. Giuoco della coppie (Allegretto scherzando) by Iván Fischer
- Scriabin: Piano Sonata in F-Sharp Minor Op. 23, No. 3 - I. Drammatico featuring Iván Fischer
- Ravel: Piano Concerto For The Left Hand In D, M. 82 - 3. Tempo I featuring Iván Fischer
- Laudate Dominum featuring Maria Zadori
- Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83 - 2. Adagio assai featuring Iván Fischer
- Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83 - 1. Allegramente featuring Iván Fischer
- Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83 - 3. Presto featuring Iván Fischer
- Ravel: Piano Concerto For The Left Hand In D, M. 82 - 2. Allegro featuring Iván Fischer
- Ravel: Piano Concerto For The Left Hand In D, M. 82 - 1. Lento featuring Iván Fischer
- DvoÅák: Legends Op. 59 - 1. Allegretto by Iván Fischer
- Slavonic March in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31: Marche Slave by Iván Fischer
- DvoÅák: Nocturne, Op. 40 by Iván Fischer
- Alaskan Ocean Waves & Laudate dominum, K. 339 featuring Maria Zadori
- DvoÅák: Legends Op. 59 - 10. Andante by Iván Fischer
- Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto by Iván Fischer
- DvoÅák: Miniatures, Op. 75a - Romanza by Iván Fischer
- DvoÅák: Miniatures, Op. 75a - Cavatina by Iván Fischer
- DvoÅák: Prague Waltzes by Iván Fischer
- DvoÅák: Miniatures, Op. 75a - Elegia by Iván Fischer
- DvoÅák: Legends Op. 59 - 3. Allegro giusto by Iván Fischer
