Budapest Festival Orchestra January 27, 2011

Iván Fischer, founder and conductor
Alexei Lubimov, piano soloist

Program: Haydn, Symphony No. 102; Haydn, Piano Concerto in D Major, Hob.XVIII:11 (with pianist Alexei Lubimov); Stravinsky, Le Sacre du Printemps

A national treasure for 27 years, the BFO and founder/conductor Iván Fischer, have represented Hungary in some of the world’s great concert halls including Zürich’s Tonhalle, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, and Paris’ Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. In the past 30 years, Fischer, known for his intense rehearsal methods, has conducted the likes of the London Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, and the Munich Philharmonic, among others.