Budapest Festival Orchestra
orchestra
In 1983, Iván Fischer made a dream come true when he and Zoltán Kocsis founded the Budapest Festival Orchestra. From its very beginning, the Hungarian company’s ambition was to offer performances of the highest level and to serve the public in different ways.
The orchestra is famous for its innovative programming, including surprise concerts and musical marathons.
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Foto: James Estrin
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Foto: James Estrin
The Budapest Festival Orchestra performs regularly in major concert halls including The Concertgebouw, where they played Mahler’s Ninth Symphony in 2013, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, the Musikverein in Vienna and the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The orchestra was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2013 for their CD of Mahler’s First Symphony. A year later the Budapest Festival Orchestra won a Diapason d’Or and the Italian ‘Toblacher Komponierhäuschen’ prize for their recording of his Fifth Symphony.
The Budapest Festival Orchestra performs regularly in major concert halls including The Concertgebouw, where they played Mahler’s Ninth Symphony in 2013, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, the Musikverein in Vienna and the Royal Albert Hall in London.
The orchestra was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2013 for their CD of Mahler’s First Symphony. A year later the Budapest Festival Orchestra won a Diapason d’Or and the Italian ‘Toblacher Komponierhäuschen’ prize for their recording of his Fifth Symphony.
Bijgewerkt op zondag 13 april 2025