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Adam Fischer, conductor
Miah Persson, soprano
Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan, overture
Béla Bartók: The Wonderful Mandarin, series
Joseph Haydn: Berenice scene
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: “Bella mia fiamma, addio – Resta, oh cara”, concert aria
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 103 “The Drumroll”
“Haydn was full of surprises. In his time the audience loved them. People shouted and celebrated, the atmosphere was like a rock concert of our era.” According to conductor Adam Fischer, the core of a period‑faithful performance is not that the music sounds the same as 200 years ago. More essential is that the performance affects the audience as it would have in the composer’s lifetime. “A historically accurate performance is not good if it leaves people cold.” (Rondo magazine, 3/2025)
Béla Bartók’s orchestral series The Wonderful Mandarin received its premiere accompanied by a scandalous laugh and audience murmurs. The work’s expressive range spans from barbaric and crude to noble and sophisticated.