Budapest Festival Orchestra [SEP] inception
Budapest Festival Orchestra
The Budapest Festival Orchestra (Hungarian: "Budapesti Fesztiválzenekar") was formed in 1983 by Iván Fischer and Zoltán Kocsis, with musicians "drawn from the cream of Hungary's younger players", as "The Times" put it. Its aim was to make the orchestra's concerts into significant events in Hungary's musical life, and to give Budapest a new symphony orchestra of international standing.
History.
Between 1992 and 2000, extending its work to a full season, the ensemble operated under
Festival international de musique symphonique d'El Jem
The Festival international de musique symphonique d'El Jem () is a symphonic music festival held every summer in the Tunisian town of El Jem since 1985. It is held in the El Jem amphitheater, built in the third century, with a capacity between 27,000 and 30,000 spectators. Since its inception, the festival has attracted many orchestras who come here to give performances, including the Algerian National Symphony Orchestra, the Rome Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tunisian Symphony Orchestra, the Budapest Gypsy Symphony Orchestra for