Budapest Festival Orchestra
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Iván Fischer dedicates an entire evening in February on the podium of his Budapest Festival Orchestra to the passionate summer visitor Johannes Brahms. Since Brahms himself had to perform his works - by necessity - mostly in the cold season, he liked to retreat to idyllic locations during his vacations so that he could compose undisturbed. The fruits of his labor thus ripened to a good extent under the rays of the summer sun and will now also warm the Great Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus with their glow. Especially the 2nd Symphony, which is interpreted everywhere as the most cheerful expression of Brahms' closeness to nature. But also his 2nd Piano Concerto with the phenomenal Yefim Bronfman at the piano and even more so the two »Hungarian Dances«, which Iván Fischer prefaces each half of the concert as a hearty overture.
Program and cast
Lunes, 13 de mayo de 2024 - 19:30 horas
Orquesta del Festival de Budapest
Verónica Eberle, violín
Steven Isserlis, violonchelo
Iván Fischer, director de orquesta
PROGRAMA
Juan Brahms
Danza húngara n.° 21 en mi menor (arreglo para orquesta: Antonín Dvořák) (1880/1880)
Concierto para violín, violonchelo y orquesta en la menor op.102 (1887)
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Danza húngara n.° 14 en re menor (Arreglo para orquesta: Albert Parlow) (1880/1881)
Sinfonía n.º 4 en mi menor op.98 (1884-1885)
Martes, 15 de octubre de 2024 - 19:30 horas
Orquesta del Festival de Budapest
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, violín
Iván Fischer, director de orquesta
PROGRAMA
Juan Brahms
Danza Húngara n.° 17 en fa sostenido menor (arreglo para orquesta: Antonín Dvořák) (1880/1880)
Concierto para violín y orquesta en re mayor op.77 (1877-1878)
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Danza Húngara No. 3 Fa mayor (versión para orquesta) (1868/1873)
Sinfonía n.º 3 en fa mayor op.90 (1883)
Lunes, 18 de noviembre de 2024 - 19:30 horas
Orquesta del Festival de Budapest
Sir András Schiff, piano
Iván Fischer, director de orquesta
PROGRAMA
Juan Brahms
Danza Húngara N° 1 en sol menor (versión para orquesta) (1868/1873)
Concierto para piano y orquesta nº 1 en re menor op.15 (1854–1859/1875)
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Danza húngara n.º 11 en re menor (arreglo para orquesta) (1880)
Sinfonía nº 1 en do menor op.68 (1876)
Wiener Konzerthaus
The Wiener Konzerthaus ( Vienna Concert House or Hall) is one of the largest and most artistically progressive institutions in international musical life. During the course of a season, which extends from September to June, some 750 wide-ranging events take place and more than 600,000 visitors can listen to around 2,500 different compositions. With this comprehensive and varied selection, the Wiener Konzerthaus – together with the Vienna State Opera House and the Musikverein – is central to Vienna’s reputation as one of the world’s leading music capitals.
From its earliest days, the Wiener Konzerthaus has held the highest cultural aims and artistic mission: «To act as a venue for the cultivation of fine music, as a meeting point for artistic endeavour, as a home for music and a cultural centre for Vienna». It was in this spirit that the Konzerthaus was inaugurated on 19 October 1913 with a festive concert attended by Emperor Francis Joseph I. To mark the occasion, Richard Strauss wrote the «Festliches Präludium op. 61», which was followed by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. This programme combination, comprising a contemporary work and a masterpiece from the past, served as a model for the Wiener Konzerthaus’s future direction: today, too, an awareness of tradition and the joys of innovation form the main pillars of the Konzerthaus’s artistic identity.
Access to the Wiener Konzerthaus
Public transport:
Short walk from the U4 Stadtpark Station: 10 min walk from the U4/U1 Karlsplatz Station, or take the 4A bus.
From the tram and bus stops at Schwarzenbergplatz, accessed by D, 2 & 71 trams and 3A & 4A buses. The 4a bus stop is at Hotel Am Konzerthaus.
Taxi:
The nearest taxi stands are at the Hotel Intercontinental in the Johannesgasse and at Hotel Am Konzerthaus on the Heumarkt.
Restaurants next to:
Gmoakeller
Hotels in immediate vicinity:
Hotel am Konzerthaus and Intercontinental
Great Hall
In the heart of the building (which consists of more than 600 rooms) lies the Konzerthaus’s flagship, the Grosser Saal (Great Hall). Designed with a sense of space and classical balance, its stage has provided the setting for many memorable concerts over the years. In this room, artists, audiences and atmosphere blend into a harmonious triad.
Home to world-famous orchestras, virtuoso soloists, renowned conductors and legendary jazz musicians, the Great Hall can accommodate an audience of 1,800 and offers the perfect venue for a wide variety of musical activity. The Great Hall has emerged from the major renovation with renewed splendour and, despite improvements in technical installation and audience comfort has continued to conserve its original elegance. Its unique atmosphere ideally lends itself to the broad range of artistic activities offered by the Vienna Konzerthaus.
Mozart Hall
Open and relaxing, welcoming and intimate, with its incomparable appeal, the Mozart Hall constitutes a jewel of international musical life. The perfect setting for all types of chamber music, from lute and Lieder recitals to string quartets and chamber orchestras, it can accommodate an audience of around 700 – an ideal size in which to experience the intimacy of chamber music and recital performances.
The Mozart Hall enjoys world-wide acclaim on account of its unique acoustics. This distinction makes it a top favourite with leading ensembles and soloists – as well as a popular venue for recordings. This was taken into account during the major renovation of the building: as with all other rooms in the Konzerthaus, the Mozart Hall is directly linked to a recording studio and a technical control room.
Schubert Hall
With its festive character, the Schubert-Saal presents the perfect model of a music salon, the restored use of the windows follwing the renovation having returned the room to its elegant, airy appearance.
Equipped with around 320 seats, it lends itself to a wide range of chamber-music concerts, as well as to receptions, dinners and lectures. It is home to the popular lunchtime concert series, as well as to events which enable promising young musicians to experience a professional concert stage. Many a musical career has been launched in the Schubert Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus.
Seating capacity: 320
Auditorium: 240 m²
Podium: 50 m²
Performances: Tu 08 Apr 2025,
Performances: Tu 24 Sep 2024,
Performances: We 18 Jun 2025,
Performances: Tu 25 Feb 2025, 07:15
Performances: Th 10 Apr 2025,
Performances: Mo 09 Dec 2024,