Iván Fischer

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Iván Fischer (born 20 January 1951) is a Hungarian conductor and composer. Born in Budapest into a musical family of Jewish heritage, Fischer initially studied piano, violin, cello and composition in Budapest. His older brother, Ádám Fischer, became a conductor in his own right. He moved later to Vienna to study conducting with Hans Swarowsky at the University of Music and Performing Arts, where he also studied cello and early music, studying and working as assistant to Nikolaus Harnoncourt. He also studied with Franco Ferrara at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. In 1976, Fischer won the Rupert Foundation conducting competition in London. He began thereafter to guest-conduct British orchestras such as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony and the London Symphony Orchestra, with whom he conducted a world tour in 1982. His US conducting debut was with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1983. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Wagner

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Mendelssohn: Overture & Incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Mendelssohn: Overture & Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" & Coriolan Overture

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Composer's Portrait 1

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Bruckner: Symphony No. 7

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Brahms: Symphony No. 3 & Serenade No. 2

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Mendelssohn: Overture Incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Mahler Symphony No. 5

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Dvorák: Violin Concerto / Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy

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Mendelssohn : Incidental Music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

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Stravinsky: Rite of Spring, Firebird Suite, Scherzo, Tango

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