Ivan Fischer gives free concert with players from Russia, Ukraine, Israel and Palestine
OrchestrasThe Budapest Festival Orchestra will give a free concert on August 31 on Heroes’ Square with musicians from both sides of two conflicts.
JS Bach’s concerto for two violins will feature Diana Tishchenko from Ukrainian Crimea with Moscow-born Alexander Sitkovetsky. The Israeli Idan Raichel will perform three of his compositions, accompanied by the Palestinian oud-player Taiseer Elias (who is an Israeli citizen, teaching at Haifa University).
In the second half, Fischer will conduct the finale of Mahler’s 3rd symphony.
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