Iván Fischer
Known for Sound · 8 credits
- Born
- 1951-01-20 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Budapest, Hungary
- Also known as
- Ivan Fischer · Fischer Iván · Fischer Ivan
Biography
Iván Fischer (born 20 January 1951) is a Hungarian conductor and composer. Born in Budapest into a musical family (his older brother, Ádám Fischer, is also a conductor), 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 Foundation conducting competition in London. He began thereafter to guest-conduct such British orchestras as the BBC Symphony and the London Symphony Orchestra, with whom he conducted a world tour in 1982. His US conducting debut was with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 1983.
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Known For

Bloed, zweet en snaren. De mensen van het Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest
2013

Music, War and Revolution
2018
as Self

Die Zauberflöte
2001
as Self - Conductor
Music and Power
2018
as Self

Parsifal: Dutch National Opera (Fischer)
2017
as Conductor
Fischer Iván
2015
as Himself
TV Shows (2)
Movies (6)

Die Zauberflöte
2001
as Self - Conductor
Music and Power
2018
as Self

Parsifal: Dutch National Opera (Fischer)
2017
as Conductor
Fischer Iván
2015
as Himself

Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion (RCO)
2013
as Conducteur

Bach Matthäus-Passion
2012
as Conductor
About Iván Fischer
Iván Fischer (born 20 January 1951) is a Hungarian conductor and composer. Born in Budapest into a musical family (his older brother, Ádám Fischer, is also a conductor), 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 Foundation conducting competition in London. He began… With 8 credits spanning from 2001 to 2018, Iván Fischer has appeared in 6 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Iván Fischer Movies
- Die Zauberflöte (2001) — as Self - Conductor
- Music and Power (2018) — as Self
- Parsifal: Dutch National Opera (Fischer) (2017) — as Conductor
- Fischer Iván (2015) — as Himself
- Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion (RCO) (2013) — as Conducteur
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