When a commercial television station devotes 20 minutes of its most-watched magazine show to classical music.
In 2017, István Fehér, an editor for RTL (Klub), accompanied the orchestra on its New York concert tour, and produced the most comprehensive and richest commercial television magazine report ever to have been shown about the BFO.
It is worth watching again, because it does feature some wonderful footage. There are candid moments from a rehearsal of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, which then culminated in a truly exceptional performance. Several musicians discuss their own earlier dreams of one day becoming a member of the orchestra; and, finally, the show also allows a glimpse into Iván Fischer’s travel case.
