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* 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), conducted by the composer, written for the centenary of Beethoven's birth<ref name=grove/>
* 16 December 1870: the premiere of [[Franz Liszt|Liszt]]'s ''Beethoven Cantata'' (No. 2, S. 68), conducted by the composer, written for the centenary of Beethoven's birth<ref name=grove/>
* 9 November, 1881: first performance of Brahm's Piano Concerto No 2, played by Johannes Brahms and conducted by Alexander Erkel
* 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 [[Hector Berlioz|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 [[Gustav Mahler|Mahler]]'s [[Symphony No. 1 (Mahler)|Symphony No. 1 "Titan"]], conducted by the composer<ref name=bpo/>

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The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian: Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara) is Hungary's oldest functioning orchestra, being 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 orchestra is drawn from musicians of the Hungarian State Opera House and the Hungarian National Theatre, and most of its concerts take place at the opera house. It has made numerous concert tours to other European countries, the United States and Japan.[2]

Its first concert was on 20 November 1853, under Ferenc Erkel, the program consisting of works by Beethoven (7th Symphony), Mozart, Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer.[3]

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 Eugen d'Albert, Édouard Colonne, Arthur Nikisch, Gabriel Pierné, Felix Weingartner, Bruno Walter, Erich Kleiber and Otto Klemperer, .[3]

Chairmen-conductors

The chairmen-conductors of the orchestra have been:

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Budapest Philharmonic Society
  2. ^ Bach Cantatas
  3. ^ a b c d e f Eric Blom, ed., Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed, 1954, Vol.1, Budapest, p. 997
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