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Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer

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Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 20:00
A spotlight on the most gypsy-spirited of German composers, with the magnificent orchestra founded by Hungarian conductor Iván Fischer in 1983, performing with their fellow countryman and Brahms aficionado, pianist András Schiff.

Keywords: Early Music, Symphony Concert

Info & Ticket (philharmoniedeparis.fr)
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Musicians

Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván FischerConductor
András SchiffPiano

Program

Danse hongroise n°1Johannes Brahms
Concerto pour piano n° 1Johannes Brahms
Danse hongroise n°11Johannes Brahms
Symphonie n° 1Johannes Brahms
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