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Concert of the Budapest Festival Orchestra

A special concert for Chemnitz 2025 under the direction of Iván Fischer.

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Chemnitz, C3 City Hall
Theaterstraße 3, 09111 Chemnitz
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entrance from 27€

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Iván Fischer and pianist and conductor Zoltán Kocsis, who died in 2016, fulfilled a dream when they founded the Budapest Festival Orchestra in 1983. For years, it has been counted among the ten best orchestras in the world. Its recordings have twice won the highly prestigious Gramophone magazine's annual award, and the orchestra was once nominated for a Grammy. in 2022, Gramophone readers voted the Budapest Festival Orchestra "Orchestra of the Year". Since August 2024, Iván Fischer has also been Music Director of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO).

The orchestra will perform a programme of works by Fanny Hensel, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Richard Strauss in Chemnitz. The renowned French violinist Renaud Capuçon will be the soloist.

Fanny Hensel
Morning greeting from Garden Songs op. 3

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Violin Concerto in E minor op. 64

Richard Strauss
Joseph's Legend
Plot in one act
Libretto by Harry Graf Kessler and Hugo von Hofmannsthal

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Organizer

Die Theater Chemnitz

Barrierefreiheit

Barrier-free travel by public transport

Travelling to the venue is barrier-free using public transport.

Barrier-free toilet

The toilet is barrier-free and wheelchair-accessible.

Accessible by wheelchair

No stairs can be expected, a ramp is available if necessary.

Guest Concert by the Budapest Festival Orchestra

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European Capital of Culture The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media Free State of Saxony European Capital of Culture

This project is cofinanced by tax funds on the basis of the parliamentary budget of the state of Saxony and by federal funds from the Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media), as well as funds from the City of Chemnitz.