© Peter Rigaud Budapest Festival Orchestra at Philharmonie Berlin
Berlin, Philharmonie Berlin — Grosser Saal
About the Event
A concert cycle in a class of its own: on three consecutive evenings, Igor Levit will perform Sergei Prokofiev's five piano concertos together with the Budapest Festival Orchestra under the baton of Iván Fischer. Igor Levit, described by the New York Times as one of the “most important artists of his generation,” impressively traces the development of the young composer into a great master through these concerts.
Program
- Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev – Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 Des‐Dur op. 10
- Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev – Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 5 G‐Dur op. 55
- Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev – Symphonie Nr. 5 B‐Dur op. 100
Cast / Production
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Artists
| Orchestra: | Budapest Festival Orchestra One of the finest orchestras playing today, the BFO is a much‐loved institution in its home city and a regular guest in the world's greatest halls and theatres. Led by founder, Iván Fischer, the Budapest Festival Orchestra is acclaimed for its exceptional range, winning multiple awards for recordings and performances from across the musical spectrum. The orchestra has also received praise for its educational programmes and outreach work, with multiple smaller ensembles from within the orchestra offering jazz, traditional folk music, authentic baroque performances, and concerts for children, families, and students. |
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| Conductor, Violoncello da Spalla: | Ivan Fischer One of the great musical polymaths of our era, the Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer founded the Budapest Festival Orchestra in the mid‐1980s. His work as the orchestra's Musical Director and chief conductor over the decades has established it as one of the world's premiere symphonic ensembles. A regular and much‐loved guest conductor with many of the leading European and American orchestras, Fischer is conductor laureate of Berlin's Konzerthausorchester and honorary guest conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam. An active composer, his works have attracted international attention, as has the successful launch of his opera company, IFOC, which seeks to create an organic unity between music and theatre, with stagings that frequently spatially link singers and instrumentalists. |
| Piano: | Igor Levit |
Address
Philharmonie Berlin, Herbert‐von‐Karajan‐Str. 1, Berlin, Germany — Google Maps
