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Budapest Festival Orchestra

Apr 8, 2020

Budapest Festival Orchestra Saved by Government

The Hungarian Government and the Budapest Municipality have come to an agreement to save the Budapest Festival Orchestra. For months the orchestra has been dealing with insolvency and music director Ivan Fischer has been speaking out against the populist ideas of Hungary’s leader Vitor Orbán. Adam Fischer, Ivan’s brother, also has criticized the policies of the current leader’s administration. In {…}

Aug 7, 2019

Mostly Mozart Festival 2019 Review: Soprano Jeanine De Bique & Budapest Festival Orchestra

(Photo Credit: Kevin Yatarola) On August 4, 2019, the Budapest Festival Orchestra brought their talents to David Geffen Hall for an exciting program of works by Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. Joining conductor Ivan Fischer and the orchestra was Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique, making her debut performance with the Mostly Mozart Festival in spectacular fashion. First, Haydn Starting the evening’s {…}

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