he Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer, born in Budapest in 1951, began his musical career in his hometown, where he studied piano, violin, cello and composition.

He continued his education at the Vienna Music Academy in the conducting class of Hans Swarowsky and completed a formative period as an assistant to Nikolaus Harnoncourt at the Salzburg Mozarteum.

His breakthrough came in 1976 when he won the Rupert Foundation Conducting Competition in London, which marked the start of his international career.

From 2012 to 2018, Fischer was chief conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, which appointed him honorary conductor after his term of office.

PROGRAM

Richard Strauss - “The Bourgeois Nobleman” - Orchestral Suite from the stage music after Molière op. 60
Intermission
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - “The Magic Flute” - freed from prejudices (excerpts from W.A. Mozart's Singspiel)

Additional information

Educational Services

http://www.konzerthaus.de/de/schule

Participating artists

Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Iván Fischer (Dirigent)

Vocalconsort Berlin

Samuel Mariño (König der Nacht)

Gerhild Romberger (Sarastra)

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