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Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegrettoBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to The Firebird-suite: Lullaby by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Firebird-suite: LullabyBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to The Firebird-suite: Finale by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Firebird-suite: FinaleBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Finale (Alla breve) by Jorge Bolet, London Symphony Orchestra & Iván Fischer, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Finale (Alla breve)Jorge Bolet, London Symphony Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppoBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum by Jeunesses Musicales Chorus, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Maria Zadori & Iván Fischer, see lyrics, music video & more!

Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate DominumJeunesses Musicales Chorus, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Maria Zadori & Iván Fischer

Listen to Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mossoBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. AllegroBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter. Sturm. Allegro by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter. Sturm. AllegroBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to The Rite of Spring, K. 15: I. Tableau I "The Adoration of the Earth": No. 1. Introduction. Lento: Più mosso by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Rite of Spring, K. 15: I. Tableau I "The Adoration of the Earth": No. 1. Introduction. Lento: Più mossoBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Upcoming Concerts for Iván Fischer

Iván Fischer currently has 4 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Friday, December 19, 2025 at Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, , Germany.

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Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" & Coriolan Overture by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" & Coriolan OvertureIván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

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Listen to Iván Fischer Conducts Mozart, Schubert & Haydn by Iván Fischer & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

ALBUMIván Fischer Conducts Mozart, Schubert & HaydnIván Fischer & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Listen to Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 9Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMMahler: Das Lied von der ErdeIván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 7 by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 7Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Mendelssohn: Overture & Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMMendelssohn: Overture & Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's DreamIván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Kodály: Orchestral Music by Hungarian State Orchestra, Ádám Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMKodály: Orchestral MusicHungarian State Orchestra, Ádám Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 3 by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 3Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Chant d'automne: Works by Hartmann, Grunelius, Hindemith & Fischer by Wim Van Hasselt

ALBUMChant d'automne: Works by Hartmann, Grunelius, Hindemith & FischerWim Van Hasselt

Listen to Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 - Borodin: Polovtsian Dances by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMTchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 - Borodin: Polovtsian DancesIván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Hungarian Dances Nos. 3, 7 & 11 by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 4, Hungarian Dances Nos. 3, 7 & 11Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 9 by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 9Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Brahms: Symphony No. 2 by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 2Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

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ALBUMBruckner: Symphony No. 7Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 5 by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 5Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Wagner: Götterdämmerung, Meistersinger von Nürnberg (excerpts), Siegfried - Idyll by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMWagner: Götterdämmerung, Meistersinger von Nürnberg (excerpts), Siegfried - IdyllIván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 1 by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 1Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Stravinsky: Rite of Spring, Firebird Suite, Scherzo, Tango by Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

ALBUMStravinsky: Rite of Spring, Firebird Suite, Scherzo, TangoIván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Listen to Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "Great" & 5 German Dances, D. 97 by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMSchubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "Great" & 5 German Dances, D. 97Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major & Symphony No. 6 in F Major "Pastoral" by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMBeethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major & Symphony No. 6 in F Major "Pastoral"Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 & Suite in A Major by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMDvořák: Symphony No. 7 & Suite in A MajorBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos by Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Richard Goode

ALBUMBeethoven: The Complete Piano ConcertosIván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Richard Goode

Listen to Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & Variations on a Theme by Haydn by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMBrahms: Symphony No. 1 & Variations on a Theme by HaydnBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 4 by Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer & Miah Persson

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 4Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer & Miah Persson

Listen to Rossini: Instrumental Music by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMRossini: Instrumental MusicBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Beethoven & His Contemporaries - Rossini, Weber & Wilms by Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer & Ákos Ács

ALBUMBeethoven & His Contemporaries - Rossini, Weber & WilmsBudapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer & Ákos Ács

Listen to Dvořák: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B Minor Op. 104 & Symphonic Variations for Orchestra Op. 78 by Pieter Wispelwey, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMDvořák: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B Minor Op. 104 & Symphonic Variations for Orchestra Op. 78Pieter Wispelwey, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Bartók: Orchestral Music by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 2 by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 2Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Mahler: Symphony No. 6 by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMMahler: Symphony No. 6Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 & Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMRachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 & Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, Romeo & Juliet Overture by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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Listen to Desir by Anna Gourari, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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Listen to Mozart, W.A.: Requiem by Gabriele Schreckenbach, Aldo Baldin, Gerhard Faulstich, RIAS Kammerchor, Edith Wiens, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Uwe Gronostay, Jeunesses Musicales Chorus, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Maria Zadori & Iván Fischer

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Listen to Dvořák: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72 by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMDvořák: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 "From the New World" by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMDvořák: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 "From the New World"Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Dvorák: Legends by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMDvorák: LegendsBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Brahms: Hungarian Dances by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMBrahms: Hungarian DancesBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Kodály: Háry János Suite - Dances of Galánta & Marosszék. by Budapest Children's Choir Magificat, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer & Kecskemet Children's Choir Miraculum

ALBUMKodály: Háry János Suite - Dances of Galánta & Marosszék.Budapest Children's Choir Magificat, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer & Kecskemet Children's Choir Miraculum

Listen to Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, 3 Village Scenes & Kossuth by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMBartók: Concerto for Orchestra, 3 Village Scenes & KossuthBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Liszt: 6 Hungarian Rhapsodies by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMLiszt: 6 Hungarian RhapsodiesBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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Listen to Bartók: The Wooden Prince, Dance Suite by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMBartók: The Wooden Prince, Dance SuiteBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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ALBUMBartók : Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 3András Schiff, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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ALBUMPsalmus Hungaricus, Marosszék Dances, Galánta DancesHungarian State Chorus, András Molnár, Bartók Béla Children'd Chorus of Győr, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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ALBUMMozart Symphonies Nos. 39, 19, 26Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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ALBUMI. Stravinsky: The Firebird-Suite, PetrushkaBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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ALBUMRachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 - Études-TableauxCristina Ortiz, Philharmonia Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Bartók Béla: Concerto for Orchestra – Dance Suite by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMBartók Béla: Concerto for Orchestra – Dance SuiteBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Tod und verklarung by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMDon Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Tod und verklarungBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Dvorak: Cello Concerto, Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations by Miklós Perényi, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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Listen to W. A. Mozat: Jupiter Symphony, Symphoni in C major by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMW. A. Mozat: Jupiter Symphony, Symphoni in C majorBudapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

Listen to Symphony No.1 with "Blumine" (Hungaroton Classics) by Hungarian State Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMSymphony No.1 with "Blumine" (Hungaroton Classics)Hungarian State Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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ALBUMF. Schubert: Symphonies No. 5 and 4Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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ALBUMMedelssohn: Symphony No. 3 "Scottish", The HebridesIván Fischer & Hungarian State Orchestra

Listen to F. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "Great" by Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

ALBUMF. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major, D. 944 "Great"Budapest Festival Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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Listen to Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 "Itaian", Symphony No. 5 "Reformation" by Hungarian State Orchestra & Iván Fischer

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About Iván Fischer

Hometown

Budapest, Hungary

Born

1951

Genre

Classical

One of the most prominent conductors of his generation, Iván Fischer has established a reputation in both Hungarian and Baroque music. His interpretations of works by Liszt, Bartók, and Kodály have achieved international acclaim, and his readings of Hungarian-inspired works, like the Brahms Hungarian Dances (in Fischer's own orchestration), have also received high praise. Yet Fischer's choice of repertory is fairly broad, taking in works by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and many others out of the Hungarian sphere. He is the founder and musical director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra. His recordings, especially those with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, have earned a number of awards, including the 2009 Diapason d'Or de l'Année (Mahler: Symphony No. 4). Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra returned in 2024 with a recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica") and Coriolan Overture.