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The '''Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra''' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara'') is [[Hungary]]'s oldest extant orchestra. It was founded in 1853 by [[Ferenc Erkel]] under the auspices of the Budapest Philharmonic Society. For many years it was Hungary's only professional orchestra.<ref name=bpo>[http://www.bpo.hu/history.htm Budapest Philharmonic Society] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412124233/http://www.bpo.hu/history.htm |date=April 12, 2009 }}</ref> The ensemble is an independent body, now organised by musicians of the [[Hungarian State Opera House|Opera House]], directed by the chairman-conductor and the board of directors. Its main concert venue is the Hungarian State Opera House, where they give around ten concerts per year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bftz.hu/v2/en/history-of-orchestra/# |title=History of the Philharmonic Society - official website of the orchestra |access-date=2017-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729001504/http://bftz.hu/v2/en/history-of-orchestra/# |archive-date=2016-07-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The '''Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra''' ([[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: ''Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara'') is [[Hungary]]'s oldest extant orchestra. It was founded in 1853 by [[Ferenc Erkel]] under the auspices of the Budapest Philharmonic Society. For many years it was Hungary's only professional orchestra.<ref name=bpo>[http://www.bpo.hu/history.htm Budapest Philharmonic Society] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412124233/http://www.bpo.hu/history.htm |date=April 12, 2009 }}</ref> The ensemble is an independent body, now organised by musicians of the [[Hungarian State Opera House|Opera House]], directed by the chairman-conductor and the board of directors. Its main concert venue is the Hungarian State Opera House, where they give around ten concerts per year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bftz.hu/v2/en/history-of-orchestra/# |title=History of the Philharmonic Society - official website of the orchestra |access-date=2017-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729001504/http://bftz.hu/v2/en/history-of-orchestra/# |archive-date=2016-07-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Since its foundation famous composers have given{{clarifyme|date=May 2017}} concerts with the orchestra. [[Franz Liszt]] travelled regularly to Budapest and appeared as guest conductor with them;<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Budapest-Philharmonic-Orchestra Encyclopædia Britannica - "Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra"]</ref> among its other guest conductors over the past 150 years have been [[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]], [[Antonin Dvořák|Dvořák]], and [[Gustav Mahler|Mahler]].
Since its foundation famous composers have given{{clarifyme|date=May 2017}} concerts with the orchestra. [[Franz Liszt]] travelled regularly to Budapest and appeared as guest conductor with them;<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Budapest-Philharmonic-Orchestra Encyclopædia Britannica - "Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra"]</ref> among its other guest conductors over the past 150 years have been [[Brahms]], [[Dvořák]], and [[Mahler]].


The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra has made numerous concert tours to other European countries, the United States and Japan.<ref>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/BPO.htm Bach Cantatas]</ref>
The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra has made numerous concert tours to other European countries, the United States, and Japan.<ref>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/BPO.htm Bach Cantatas]</ref>


==History==
==History==
The original members of the orchestra were drawn from musicians of the Hungarian National Theatre. Its first concert was on 20 November 1853, under the baton of [[Ferenc Erkel]]. The programme consisted of works by [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] ([[Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)|7th Symphony]]), [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]], [[Felix Mendelssohn|Mendelssohn]] and [[Giacomo Meyerbeer|Meyerbeer]].<ref name=grove>[[Eric Blom]], ed., Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed, 1954, Vol.1, Budapest, p. 997</ref>
The original members of the orchestra were drawn from musicians of the Hungarian National Theatre. Its first concert was on 20 November 1853, under the baton of [[Ferenc Erkel]]. The programme consisted of works by [[Beethoven]] ([[Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven)|7th Symphony]]), [[Mozart]], [[Mendelssohn]] and [[Meyerbeer]].<ref name=grove>[[Eric Blom]], ed., Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed, 1954, Vol.1, Budapest, p. 997</ref>


Landmark events include:
Landmark events include:
* 25 March 1865: the first complete performance in Budapest of Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral"]]<ref name=grove/>
* 25 March 1865: the first complete performance in Budapest of Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral"]]<ref name=grove/>
* 16 December 1870: the premiere of [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]'s ''Beethoven Cantata'' (No. 2, S. 68), written for the centenary of Beethoven's birth, conducted by the composer<ref name=grove/>
* 16 December 1870: the premiere of [[Liszt]]'s ''Beethoven Cantata'' (No. 2, S. 68), written for the centenary of Beethoven's birth, conducted by the composer<ref name=grove/>
* 9 November, 1881: first performance of [[Johannes Brahms]] [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms)|Piano Concerto No 2]], played by Johannes Brahms and conducted by [[Sándor Erkel|Alexander Erkel]]<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection=Arts&region=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=article#/Alexander+Erkel/from19811101to19811111/ GOING OUT GUIDE by Richard F. Shepard , November 11, 1981, ''The New York Times'']</ref>
* 9 November, 1881: first performance of [[Johannes Brahms]] [[Piano Concerto No. 2 (Brahms)|Piano Concerto No 2]], played by Johannes Brahms and conducted by [[Sándor Erkel|Alexander Erkel]]<ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection=Arts&region=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=article#/Alexander+Erkel/from19811101to19811111/ GOING OUT GUIDE by Richard F. Shepard , November 11, 1981, ''The New York Times'']</ref>
* 19 March 1888: the first performance in Hungary of [[Hector Berlioz|Berlioz]]'s ''[[Requiem (Berlioz)|Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem)]]'', conducted by [[Sándor Erkel]]<ref name=grove/>
* 19 March 1888: the first performance in Hungary of [[Berlioz]]'s ''[[Requiem (Berlioz)|Grande Messe des Morts (Requiem)]]'', conducted by [[Sándor Erkel]]<ref name=grove/>
* 20 November 1889: the world premiere of [[Gustav Mahler|Mahler]]'s [[Symphony No. 1 (Mahler)|Symphony No. 1 "Titan"]], conducted by the composer<ref name=bpo/>
* 20 November 1889: the world premiere of [[Mahler]]'s [[Symphony No. 1 (Mahler)|Symphony No. 1 "Titan"]], conducted by the composer<ref name=bpo/>
* 8 April 1907: the first performance in Hungary of Liszt's oratorio ''[[Christus (Liszt)|Christus]]'' This was [[Hans Richter (conductor)|Hans Richter]]'s final appearance with the orchestra.<ref name=grove/>
* 8 April 1907: the first performance in Hungary of Liszt's oratorio ''[[Christus (Liszt)|Christus]]'' This was [[Hans Richter (conductor)|Hans Richter]]'s final appearance with the orchestra.<ref name=grove/>


Many Hungarian composers have written works especially for the orchestra, including Erkel, Liszt, [[Karl Goldmark|Goldmark]], [[Ernő Dohnányi|Dohnányi]], [[Béla Bartók|Bartók]], [[Zoltán Kodály|Kodály]], [[Leo Weiner|Weiner]], [[Pál Kadosa|Kadosa]] and [[Sándor Szokolay|Szokolay]]. <ref name=bpo/>
Many Hungarian composers have written works especially for the orchestra, including Erkel, Liszt, [[Karl Goldmark|Goldmark]], [[Ernő Dohnányi|Dohnányi]], [[Bartók]], [[Kodály]], [[Leo Weiner|Weiner]], [[Pál Kadosa|Kadosa]] and [[Sándor Szokolay|Szokolay]]. <ref name=bpo/>


Many renowned foreign composers have conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of their works: [[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]], [[Antonín Dvořák|Dvořák]], Mahler, [[Pietro Mascagni|Mascagni]], [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]], [[Maurice Ravel|Ravel]], [[Ottorino Respighi|Respighi]], [[Richard Strauss]] and [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]]. <ref name=bpo/> Other conductors to appear with the orchestra include [[Denes Agay]], [[Eugen d'Albert]], [[Édouard Colonne]], [[Arthur Nikisch]], [[Gabriel Pierné]], [[Felix Weingartner]], [[Bruno Walter]], [[Erich Kleiber]] and [[Otto Klemperer]].<ref name=grove/>
Many renowned foreign composers have conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of their works: [[Brahms]], [[Dvořák]], Mahler, [[Pietro Mascagni|Mascagni]], [[Prokofiev]], [[Ravel]], [[Respighi]], [[Richard Strauss]] and [[Stravinsky]]. <ref name=bpo/> Other conductors to appear with the orchestra include [[Denes Agay]], [[Eugen d'Albert]], [[Édouard Colonne]], [[Arthur Nikisch]], [[Gabriel Pierné]], [[Felix Weingartner]], [[Bruno Walter]], [[Erich Kleiber]] and [[Otto Klemperer]].<ref name=grove/>


==Chairmen-conductors==
==Chairmen-conductors==

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Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor Stephen Kerner

The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian: Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara) is Hungary's oldest extant orchestra. It was founded in 1853 by Ferenc Erkel under the auspices of the Budapest Philharmonic Society. For many years it was Hungary's only professional orchestra.[1] The ensemble is an independent body, now organised by musicians of the Opera House, directed by the chairman-conductor and the board of directors. Its main concert venue is the Hungarian State Opera House, where they give around ten concerts per year.[2]

Since its foundation famous composers have given[clarification needed] concerts with the orchestra. Franz Liszt travelled regularly to Budapest and appeared as guest conductor with them;[3] among its other guest conductors over the past 150 years have been Brahms, Dvořák, and Mahler.

The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra has made numerous concert tours to other European countries, the United States, and Japan.[4]

History

The original members of the orchestra were drawn from musicians of the Hungarian National Theatre. Its first concert was on 20 November 1853, under the baton of Ferenc Erkel. The programme consisted of works by Beethoven (7th Symphony), Mozart, Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer.[5]

Landmark events include:

Many Hungarian composers have written works especially for the orchestra, including Erkel, Liszt, Goldmark, Dohnányi, Bartók, Kodály, Weiner, Kadosa and Szokolay. [1]

Many renowned foreign composers have conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra in performances of their works: Brahms, Dvořák, Mahler, Mascagni, Prokofiev, Ravel, Respighi, Richard Strauss and Stravinsky. [1] Other conductors to appear with the orchestra include Denes Agay, Eugen d'Albert, Édouard Colonne, Arthur Nikisch, Gabriel Pierné, Felix Weingartner, Bruno Walter, Erich Kleiber and Otto Klemperer.[5]

Chairmen-conductors

The chairmen-conductors of the orchestra have been:

Hungarian State Opera House, the main concert venue of the orchestra

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Budapest Philharmonic Society Archived April 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "History of the Philharmonic Society - official website of the orchestra". Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  3. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica - "Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra"
  4. ^ Bach Cantatas
  5. ^ a b c d e f Eric Blom, ed., Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed, 1954, Vol.1, Budapest, p. 997
  6. ^ GOING OUT GUIDE by Richard F. Shepard , November 11, 1981, The New York Times

Sources

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