Iván Fischer; Budapest Festival Orchestra's lyrics & chords

The native form of this personal name is Fischer Iván. This article uses the Western name order. Iván Fischer (born 20 January 1951) is a Hungarian conductor and composer. Born in Budapest into a Jewish musical family, Fischer initially studied piano, violin, cello and composition in Budapest. 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. In 1976, Fischer won the Rupert Fou...read more