Mahler Symphony No. 3: Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adam Fischer
Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra
Juan Bautista Comes Children’s Choir
Orfeó Universitari de Valencia
Catriona Morison, mezzo-soprano
Conductor: Adam Fischer
Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 3
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DÜSSELDORF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Düsseldorfer Symphoniker performs primarily at the Tonhalle concert hall and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, as well as on international tours aimed at promoting music and culture — contributing significantly to Düsseldorf’s reputation as a renowned cultural city.
In the 18th century, composers such as Handel and Corelli worked at the “Düsseldorfer Hofkapell” court orchestra until its dissolution. In 1818, the founding of the municipal music association launched an orchestral tradition in Düsseldorf, attracting eminent musicians including Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann. However, it was not until 1864 that the city’s official orchestra — one of Germany’s oldest — was formally established.
Over time, it evolved into one of the country’s foremost symphonic ensembles, led by distinguished conductors such as Heinrich Hollreiser, Eugen Szenkar, Jean Martinon, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Henryk Czyz, Willem van Otterloo, Bernhard Klee, David Shallon, Salvador Mas Conde, John Fiore, and Andrey Boreyko.
Maestro Adam Fischer has served as Chief Conductor since 2015.
In 2011, the orchestra toured Spain; in 2012, it participated in the “Beethoven Easter Festival” in Poland and performed in Moscow.
In 2014, its musicians made their debut at Vienna’s Musikverein; in May 2015, they embarked on a nine-concert tour of Tokyo.
In 2017 and 2018, the orchestra was invited to perform in Arnhem (Netherlands) and Moscow, as well as at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw. In 2018–2019, it appeared in Budapest and undertook a successful five-concert tour across Spain.
Two recordings of Mahler symphonies under Adam Fischer’s baton received prestigious international awards in 2019: Symphony No. 1 won the BBC Music Magazine Award, and Symphony No. 3 earned the Opus Klassik Award.
ADAM FISCHER, conductor
Born in Budapest, he studied conducting and composition in Vienna with Hans Swarowsky. In 1973, he shared first prize at the Cantelli Conducting Competition in Milan. He subsequently held posts at the Graz, Karlsruhe, and Freiburg opera houses, where he served as General Music Director. His association with the Vienna State Opera also began that same year.
From 1987 to 1992, Fischer was Music Director of the Kassel Opera. In July 1989, he founded and conducted the first Gustav Mahler Festival in Kassel — serving as both founder and Artistic Director. For this, he assembled a new orchestra with substantial support from the German government. The festival continues to flourish today.
He regularly conducts opera productions at the Zurich Opera with international stars including Thomas Hampson, Edita Gruberova, and Cecilia Bartoli. Recent seasons featured Haydn’s *L’anima del filosofo*, Rossini’s *La Cenerentola*, Cimarosa’s *Il matrimonio segreto*, and a televised revival of his highly acclaimed *Linda di Chamounix* starring Gruberova.
In January 1997, Fischer brought the Hungarian State Philharmonic to Athens for a full production of Verdi’s *Macbeth*.
He has conducted numerous leading orchestras worldwide, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Danish National Radio Symphony, Dresden Philharmonic, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, and Bamberg Symphony.
He maintains a close artistic partnership with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra. His first Japanese tour took place in 1984; he has returned regularly ever since. Fischer debuted with both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1984, and that same year toured the United States with the Hungarian State Philharmonic.
In 1987, Adam Fischer founded the Haydn Austro-Hungarian Festival and Orchestra in Eisenstadt, Austria — he currently serves as its Music Director. The festival is now internationally established and attracts top-tier orchestras, ensembles, and soloists from around the globe.
With the Haydn Austro-Hungarian Orchestra, he is recording the complete Haydn symphonies for Nimbus. Fischer has also recorded for CBS, EMI, Hungaroton, and Delta. His BBC film on Bartók’s *Bluebeard’s Castle*, performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, won the 1989 Premio Italia, the Royal Philharmonic Society Award, and the Charles Heidsieck Award for BBC Radio/TV/Video.