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We regret to inform you that, due to illness, Franz Welser-Möst will be unable to join the Cleveland Orchestra on its Budapest programme.
Taking his place as conductor will be Taichi Fukumura. He is the current Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra, and also holds the position of Music Director with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. A rising Japanese American conductor acclaimed for his dynamic stage presence and musical finesse, Fukumura is the Second Prize Winner of The Mahler Competition 2023, and a four-time recipient of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award.
Tickets purchased previously will automatically remain valid for the concert.
Conductor:
Featuring:
Liszt
Orpheus – symphonic poem
Martinů
Symphony No. 2
Brahms
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
The Cleveland Orchestra, under the leadership of Franz Welser-Möst since 2002, is considered “America’s finest” by The New York Times. Founded in 1918, the orchestra performs at Severance Music Center, widely regarded as one of the most beautiful concert halls in the United States. The 2026–27 season marks Welser-Möst’s 25th and final year as music director and makes him the longest-serving music director in the orchestra’s history. During his tenure, he expanded the orchestra’s commitment to new music and renewed the tradition of opera performance at Severance Music Center. Welser-Möst is seventh Music Director of The Cleveland Orchestra following Christoph von Dohnányi, Lorin Maazel, and György Széll, who led the ensemble from 1946 to 1970. The Cleveland Orchestra’s concert in Budapest includes Martinů’s Symphony No. 2, which was commissioned by the Czech community of Cleveland and premiered by the orchestra in 1943.
Presented by: Müpa Budapest
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