Janaury. 20, 2013 the world renowned Budapest Festival Orchestra returned to Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall for a Great Performers series concert on Sunday, January 20 at 3pm. The BFO have long been a highlight of the concert season, with the orchestra playing to sold out houses. The BFO performed Shostakovich: Jazz Suite; Bernstein: Serenade; Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 under the baton of Iván Fischer, conductor, joined by Dutch violinist Liza Ferschtman, who has entranced European audiences with her passionate, thoughtful playing. Following the concert, the Friends of the Budapest Festival Orchestra hosted a gala and toasted Maestro Fischer’s birthday on the Promenade of Avery Fisher Hall. Board members: Daisy M. Soros, Chairma, Noreen Buckfire, Ambassador Károly Dán and Honorary Board Members include: Stephen Fuzesi, Jr.; Emese Green, Dr. William A. Haseltine, Sylvia K. Hemingway, Beth E. Jacobs, Blaise Pasztory, Ludovica Rossi Purini, Aniko Gaal Schott, Suzanne von Liebig, John C. Whitehead, Victoria Wyman. For additional information about the BFO, visit the orchestra’s website: http://www.bfz.hu