19 Aug. 2010   Wiesbaden
21 Aug. 2010   Prague
7 Sep. 2010   Győr, Richter Hall
An orchestra musician is an artist, not an employee, and artists must be given the chance to take initiatives and to be creative. Only an orchestra of true artists - making music as a highly disciplined team - is able to realize the dreams of the composers and pass on an uplifting experience to the audience, touching all listeners deep in their heart. This is our aim for which the Budapest Festival Orchestra has been created.

Iván Fischer

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New Season Starts in Wiesbaden and Prague  
Following a summer break the BFO will apper in the second half of August at two prestigious festivals: on the 19th at Germany's Rheingau Festival in Wiesbaden, two days later at the "Dvorák's Prague" Festival in the Czech capital. For details click on title.
Budapest Festival Orchestra
24 July 2010
 
 
Sixth Edition of Budapest Mahlerfest
The sixth edition of the annual Budapest Mahlerfest will open on September 9th with a concert of the Hamburg Radio Orchestra in the Palace of Arts. The BFO, resident orchestra of the festival, will perform Mahler's Symphony No.7. in three concerts under the baton of music director Iván Fischer. For details click on title.
Budapest Festival Orchestra
21 July 2010
 
 
Single tickets for next season available as of today
Season tickets for the 2010/11 Budapest concert season of the BFO are no longer on sale: 3.749 subscription tickets have been sold, 200 more than last year. As of today single tickets can be purchased for all BFO concerts in the coming season. For details click on title.
Budapest Festival Orchestra
20 July 2010
 
BFO has recorded Schubert's Symphony No.9.
As part of the collaboration between the Festival Orchestra and the Amsterdam-based record label, Channel Classics, we recorded between June 27th and 29th Schubert's Symphony No.9. and the composer's Five German Dances D.90 in the Palace of Arts in Budapest. The conductor was Iván Fischer.
Budapest Festival Orchestra
30 June 2010
 
 
Festival Orchestra closes season with open-air concert in downtown Budapest
Continuing a tradition of almost 20 years, the BFO closed last night its Budapest concert season with an open-air concert on Heroes' Square. The programme conducted by music director Iván Fischer featured Schubert's Symphony No.9.
Budapest Festival Orchestra
28 June 2010
 
 
Festival Orchestra back from Japan
The Festival Orchestra visited Japan beetween June 14th and 24th giving seven concerts, all under the baton of Music Director Iván Fischer in major cities, including Tokyo's Opera City Concert Hall and Osaka's Symphony Hall. For details click on title.
Budapest Festival Orchestra
25 June 2010
I can’t recommend this performance highly enough: everything about it is excellent, and it merits the enthusiastic attention of anyone who cares about top quality music-making presented in state-of-the-art sound.
Channel Classics CD: Sergei Rachmaninov’s Symphony No.2 and Vocalise, July 1st, 2004, Classics Today, David Hurwitz
 
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