Vers la vie éternelle : Iván Fischer élève l’essence de la musique

By Jan-Jakob Delanoye, 23 May 2018

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“Iván Fischer envoie aux oubliettes les exécutions intellectualistes et polies de Mahler”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw Brugge: Concert Hall, Bruges on 19 May 2018

Mahler, Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"

Budapest Festival Orchestra

Iván Fischer, Conductor

Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno

Christiane Karg, Soprano

Elisabeth Kulman, Mezzo-soprano

Clarity and communion in Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Mahler 3

Michelle Assay, 12th February

On the final leg of their North American tour, the Budapest Festival Orchestra’s Mahler proves a a transformative experience within the intimate setting of Toronto’s Koerner Hall.

*****

Budapest Festival Orchestra plays – and sings – at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 6th February

Joined by violinist Maxim Vengerov, the Hungarian orchestra, under Music Director Iván Fischer, is in top form in a program of three highly contrasting pieces.

****1

Budapest Festival Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 11th November

Iván Fischer and Alina Ibragimova transform familiar works into a vivid experience. From Beethoven’s Violin Concerto to Strauss’ Josephs Legende, the orchestra dazzles with colour, energy and cinematic intensity.

****1

Unseduced: Don Giovanni opens the Budapest Festival Orchestra season

Orsolya Gyárfás, 9th September

Iván Fischer's reworking of his 2017 production of Don Giovanni is musically capable, but dramatically unconvincing.

***11

Bluebeard at the Proms with Iván Fischer and the BFO

Roy Westbrook, 6th August

The evening starts with life-affirming Beethoven – and then, the Budapest Festival Orchestra demonstrate just how good native Hungarians can be in Bartók’s chiller.

*****

Earth-shattering Mahler 2 from the Budapest FO at the Mahler Festival

Clare Varney, 11th May

As part of the Concertgebouw's ambitious Mahler Festival, Christiane Karg, Anna Lucia Richter and the Netherlands Radio Choir join the Budapest Festival Orchestra for the Resurrection Symphony.

*****

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Jan-Jakob Delanoye

Médecin généraliste, Jan-Jakob Delanoye aime passer du temps en compagnie de l’intemporel – musique classique, opéra, théâtre, littérature, cinéma et arts plastiques. Il propose régulièrement des critiques.

Vers la vie éternelle : Iván Fischer élève l’essence de la musique à Bruges