The Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer turned 75 this week.
By way of a birthday present, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker renewed his contract as chief conductor by five more years, to 2023.
Adam is the elder brother of Budapest Festival conductor Ivan Fischer.
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A very good conductor and a charming person.
..and to my mind a far finer musician than his more-touted brother.
He is a very fine Wagner conductor, among many other things. His Rings have been brilliant.
Five more years is 2029
Thanks Stella. One of my major pet peeves is people not proofreading. One of the laundry list of why the world is in backwards tilt these days.
C’est 2030 officiellement
I’m three years older than Mr Fischer and am currently listening to his amazing de-gunked version of Brahms no. 2 with the Danish Chamber Orchestra, as warmly recommended by our friend from Wilmington, Delaware; no not Joe Biden, the other one …
I recall a very great Fidelio at the Vienna Staatsoper in 2003 – complete with a rip-snorting Leonore No.3.
What a family!
I still vividly remember Tristan in Graz. I was a student at the Musikhochshule, and he came as a guest conductor at the Opera House. It must have been 1981 or 1982. I was so charmed by this authentic and unassuming way of making music. I met him several times, and we had a pleasant conversation in New York some years ago. A wonderful person and an excellent conductor. I am happy for the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker (an excellent orchestra btw) to have him as a chief conductor. It is good to see that some orchestras still choose their conductors for their quality and not for their visibility.