Kossuth Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2008) Winner
Ádám Fischer
アーダーム・フィッシャー
Ádám Fischer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-09-09 （Budapest）
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Languages
- Hungarian, German, English
- Residence History
- Budapest → Vienna → Eisenstadt → Düsseldorf
Career
- Occupations
- conductor, music director
- Active Years
- 1973-2030
- Affiliations
- Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Danish Chamber Orchestra, Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra, Vienna State Opera
- Memberships
- Honorary Member of Vienna State Opera
- Influenced By
- Hans Swarowsky, Franco Ferrara
- Influenced
- Iván Fischer
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartók Conservatory | — | Piano and Composition | — | — | Hungary |
| Vienna Academy of Music | — | Conducting | — | — | Austria |
| Accademia Chigiana | — | Conducting | — | — | Italy |
Bartók Conservatory
Piano and Composition
Country:
Hungary
Studied piano and composition
Vienna Academy of Music
Conducting
Country:
Austria
Studied conducting with Hans Swarowsky
Accademia Chigiana
Conducting
Country:
Italy
Studied with Franco Ferrara
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Wolf Prize in Arts | — | Music | Wolf Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Grand Prix du Disque | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Guido Cantelli Competition | — | — | — | 1位 |
Wolf Prize in Arts
2018
Category:
Music
Organization:
Wolf Foundation
Result:
受賞
Grand Prix du Disque
1982
Result:
受賞
Guido Cantelli Competition
Result:
1位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Complete Symphonies of Haydn
1987 Symphony RecordingsFirst digital recording of Haydn's complete symphonies with Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
HaydnClassical
Legacy
Renowned specialist in Haydn and Mozart, led numerous orchestras. Noted for resigning from Hungarian State Opera in protest against political changes.
Quotes
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A lot of the attention has focused on the new law but the problems run far deeper. Even more worrying are changes to the national constitution that are being drafted and the rise of anti-Semitism, homophobia and xenophobia in Hungarian society.
Source: Press conference in Brussels (2011)
Trivia
- Elder brother of conductor Iván Fischer.
- As a boy, sang in the children's choir of Budapest Opera, performing as one of the boys in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte.