Budapest Festival Orchestra Season 2019/2020 September 18, 2019 Wednesday BRIDGING EUROPE MONTEVERDI: LA FAVOLA D ORFEO Opera Director: Iván Fischer Conductor: Iván Fischer Performed by the Chorus and Dance Ensemble of the Iván Fischer Opera Company and the Budapest Festival Orchestra on period instruments A production of the Iván Fischer Opera Company, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Müpa Budapest, the Vicenza Opera Festival and the Grand Théâtre de Genéve September 20, 2019 BRIDGING EUROPE MONTEVERDI: LA FAVOLA D ORFEO Opera Director: Iván Fischer Conductor: Iván Fischer Performed by the Chorus and Dance Ensemble of the Iván Fischer Opera Company and the Budapest Festival Orchestra on period instruments A production of the Iván Fischer Opera Company, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Müpa Budapest, the Vicenza Opera Festival and the Grand Théâtre de Genéve September 22, 2019 BRIDGING EUROPE: SCHUBERT, BERIO, BACH, RESPIGHI Nora Fischer (mezzo-soprano) Conductor: Iván Fischer September 23, 2019 BRIDGING EUROPE: SCHUBERT, BERIO, BACH, RESPIGHI Nora Fischer (mezzo-soprano) Conductor: Iván Fischer September 26, 2019 BRIDGING EUROPE: SCELSI, SOLLIMA, CASTIGLIONI Giovanni Sollima (cello) Conductor: Ilan Volkov Venue name: Budapest, Müpa Budapest, Festival Theatre
September 27, 2019 BRIDGING EUROPE: SCELSI, SOLLIMA, CASTIGLIONI Giovanni Sollima (cello) Conductor: Ilan Volkov Venue name: Budapest, Müpa Budapest, Festival Theatre October 04, 2019 HAYDN-MOZART SERIES I. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy October 05, 2019 HAYDN-MOZART SERIES I. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy October 06, 2019 HAYDN-MOZART SERIES I. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy Venue name: Pécs, Kodály Centre October 07, 2019 HAYDN-MOZART SERIES I. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy Venue name: Kecskemét, Hírös Agóra November 07, 2019 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: PROKOFIEV, TCHAIKOVSKY Renaud Capuçon (violin) Conductor: Lahav Shani November 08, 2019 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: PROKOFIEV, TCHAIKOVSKY Renaud Capuçon (violin) Conductor: Lahav Shani
November 09, 2019 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: PROKOFIEV, TCHAIKOVSKY Renaud Capuçon (violin) Conductor: Lahav Shani November 21, 2019 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: DVOŘÁK, BEETHOVEN Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Conductor: Iván Fischer November 22, 2019 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: DVOŘÁK, BEETHOVEN Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Conductor: Iván Fischer November 23, 2019 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: DVOŘÁK, BEETHOVEN Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Conductor: Iván Fischer December 12, 2019 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: FINZI, BRAHMS, BERLIOZ Vilde Frang (violin), Truls Mørk (cello) Conductor: Sir Mark Elder December 13, 2019 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: FINZI, BRAHMS, BERLIOZ Vilde Frang (violin), Truls Mørk (cello) Conductor: Sir Mark Elder December 14, 2019 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: FINZI, BRAHMS, BERLIOZ Vilde Frang (violin), Truls Mørk (cello) Conductor: Sir Mark Elder Venue name: Debrecen, Kölcsey Centre
December 15, 2019 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: FINZI, BRAHMS, BERLIOZ Vilde Frang (violin), Truls Mørk (cello) Conductor: Sir Mark Elder December 26, 2019 CHRISTMAS CONCERT AUDIENCE CHOICE PROGRAMME Conductor: Iván Fischer Venue name: Budapest, Budapest Congress Center, Grand Hall January 10, 2020 BAROQUE CONCERT: VIVALDI Emőke Baráth (soprano), Anna Reinhold (alto), Brindley Sherratt (bass) Artistic leader: Jonathan Cohen January 11, 2020 BAROQUE CONCERT: VIVALDI Emőke Baráth (soprano), Anna Reinhold (alto), Brindley Sherratt (bass) Artistic leader: Jonathan Cohen January 19, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: BEETHOVEN, SCHUMANN Benjamin Beilman (violin) Conductor: Marek Janowski January 19, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: BEETHOVEN, SCHUMANN Benjamin Beilman (violin) Conductor: Marek Janowski January 20, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: BEETHOVEN, SCHUMANN Benjamin Beilman (violin) Conductor: Marek Janowski
January 25, 2020 CONCERTINO: VIVALDI, HANDEL, BACH, MOZART Csaba Gálfi (viola), Barna Juhász (viola), Gabriella Pivon (flute), Ágnes Polónyi (harp) Leader: János Pilz Venue name: Budapest, Italian Cultural Institute, Grand Hall January 26, 2020 CONCERTINO: VIVALDI, HANDEL, BACH, MOZART Csaba Gálfi (viola), Barna Juhász (viola), Gabriella Pivon (flute), Ágnes Polónyi (harp) Leader: János Pilz Venue name: Budapest, Italian Cultural Institute, Grand Hall January 27, 2020 CONCERTINO: VIVALDI, HANDEL, BACH, MOZART Csaba Gálfi (viola), Barna Juhász (viola), Gabriella Pivon (flute), Ágnes Polónyi (harp) Leader: János Pilz Venue name: Veszprém, Hangvilla January 28, 2020 Tuesday CONCERTINO: VIVALDI, HANDEL, BACH, MOZART Csaba Gálfi (viola), Barna Juhász (viola), Gabriella Pivon (flute), Ágnes Polónyi (harp) Leader: János Pilz Venue name: Pécs, Kodály Centre February 02, 2020 10:30 BEETHOVEN MARATHON Artistic director: Iván Fischer A joint event by Müpa Budapest and the BFO Venue name: Budapest, Müpa Budapest February 15, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: MAHLER Gerhild Romberger (mezzo-soprano) Conductor: Iván Fischer February 16, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: MAHLER Gerhild Romberger (mezzo-soprano) Conductor: Iván Fischer
February 17, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: MAHLER Gerhild Romberger (mezzo-soprano) Conductor: Iván Fischer March 06, 2020 BAROQUE CONCERT: LOCKE, REBEL, MARAIS, VIVALDI, TELEMANN Conductor: Jordi Savall March 07, 2020 BAROQUE CONCERT: LOCKE, REBEL, MARAIS, VIVALDI, TELEMANN Conductor: Jordi Savall March 08, 2020 BAROQUE CONCERT: LOCKE, REBEL, MARAIS, VIVALDI, TELEMANN Conductor: Jordi Savall March 09, 2020 MUSIC OF THE FUTURE EÖTVÖS, LIGETI GY., REICH, L. LIGETI Miklós Lukács (cimbalom), Miklós Perényi (cello) Conductor: Zoltán Rácz Venue name: Budapest, Budapest Music Center March 19, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: R. STRAUSS, SIBELIUS, MAHLER Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Conductor: Iván Fischer March 20, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: R. STRAUSS, SIBELIUS, MAHLER Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Conductor: Iván Fischer
March 21, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: R. STRAUSS, SIBELIUS, MAHLER Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin) Conductor: Iván Fischer April 04, 2020 CONCERTINO: STANLEY, CORELLI, VIVALDI, MOZART, BRITTEN György Kertész (cello), Zoltán Szőke (horn) Leader: János Pilz Venue name: Budapest, Italian Cultural Institute, Grand Hall April 05, 2020 CONCERTINO: STANLEY, CORELLI, VIVALDI, MOZART, BRITTEN György Kertész (cello), Zoltán Szőke (horn) Leader: János Pilz Venue name: Budapest, Italian Cultural Institute, Grand Hall April 06, 2020 CONCERTINO: STANLEY, CORELLI, VIVALDI, MOZART, BRITTEN György Kertész (cello), Zoltán Szőke (horn) Leader: János Pilz Venue name: Nagykanizsa, Hevesi Sándor Cultural Centre April 07, 2020 Tuesday CONCERTINO: STANLEY, CORELLI, VIVALDI, MOZART, BRITTEN György Kertész (cello), Zoltán Szőke (horn) Leader: János Pilz Venue name: Békéscsaba, Csabagyöngye Cultural Centre April 17, 2020 HAYDN-MOZART SERIES II. Ilya Gringolts (violin) Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy April 18, 2020 HAYDN-MOZART SERIES II. Ilya Gringolts (violin) Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy
April 19, 2020 HAYDN-MOZART SERIES II. Ilya Gringolts (violin) Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy Venue name: Szeged, National Theatre of Szeged April 20, 2020 HAYDN-MOZART SERIES II. Ilya Gringolts (violin) Conductor: Gábor Takács-Nagy Venue name: Veszprém, Hangvilla April 24, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: RACHMANINOFF, SIBELIUS Yeol Eum Son (piano) Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko April 25, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: RACHMANINOFF, SIBELIUS Yeol Eum Son (piano) Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko April 26, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: RACHMANINOFF, SIBELIUS Yeol Eum Son (piano) Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko Venue name: Pécs, Kodály Centre April 27, 2020 ORCHESTRAL CONCERT: RACHMANINOFF, SIBELIUS Yeol Eum Son (piano) Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko Organizers reserve the right to change the program at any time! For tickets and more information contact us on qth@qth.hu!