Mahler Symphony No. 3: Heaven and Earth
Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra
Children's Choir "Juan Bautista Comes"
University Choir "Orfeó" (Valencia)
Catriona Morison, mezzo-soprano
Adam Fischer, conductor
Gustav Mahler — Symphony No. 3
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DÜSSELDORF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Düsseldorfer Symphoniker primarily performs at the Tonhalle concert hall and Deutsche Oper am Rhein, as well as touring internationally to promote music and culture — helping establish Düsseldorf as a renowned cultural city.
In the 18th century, composers such as Handel and Corelli worked at the “Düsseldorfer Hofkapelle” court ensemble, which was later dissolved. In 1818, the founding of the municipal music association gave rise to an orchestral culture in Düsseldorf, attracting prominent musicians including Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann. However, it was not until 1864 that the City of Düsseldorf officially founded its own orchestra — one of Germany’s oldest.
Over time, it grew into one of the country’s leading and largest symphonic ensembles under the baton of 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 Arnhem (Netherlands) and Moscow, as well as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.
In 2018 and 2019, it performed in Budapest, followed by a successful five-concert tour of Spain.
Two recordings of Mahler symphonies conducted by Adam Fischer received prestigious awards in 2019: Symphony No. 1 won the BBC Music Magazine Award, and Symphony No. 3 earned the Opus Klassik Prize.
ADAM FISCHER, CONDUCTOR
Born in Budapest, he later studied conducting and composition in Vienna with Hans Swarowsky.
He shared first prize at the 1973 Cantelli Conducting Competition in Milan. He then held positions at the Graz, Karlsruhe, and Freiburg opera houses, where he served as General Music Director. His collaboration 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 inaugural Gustav Mahler Festival in Kassel (of which he remains Artistic Director), creating a new orchestra and securing major support from the German government. The festival continues to thrive today.
He regularly conducts productions at the Zurich Opera with international artists such as Thomas Hampson, Edita Gruberova, and Cecilia Bartoli. Recent seasons included 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 Symphony Orchestra to Athens for a full production of Verdi’s *Macbeth*.
He has conducted numerous leading international orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Danish National Symphony, Dresden Philharmonic, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, and Bamberg Symphony.
He also maintains a close artistic partnership with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra. His first Japanese tour took place in 1984 — he has returned regularly ever since. He debuted with both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1984, and that same year toured the United States with the Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra.
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 orchestras, ensembles, and soloists from around the world.
With the Haydn Austro-Hungarian Orchestra, Fischer is recording the complete Haydn symphonies for Nimbus. He has also recorded for CBS, EMI, Hungaroton, and Delta. His BBC film of Bartók’s *Bluebeard’s Castle*, featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra, won the 1989 Premio Italia and the Royal Philharmonic Society & Charles Heidsieck Award for BBC Radio/TV/Video.