Ivan Fischer

Iván Fischer (born 20 January 1951 in Budapest) is a Hungarian conductor. His father Sándor Fischer, his elder brother Adam Fischer and his cousin György Fischer were also conductors. Iván Fischer initially studied piano, violin, composition and cello. He was a conducting student of Hans Swarowsky in Vienna, where he also studied cello, and early music, studying and working as assistant to Nikolaus Harnoncourt. In 1976, Iván Fischer won the Rupert Foundation conducting competition in London.