Artistic partners:

Enrico Onofri & Reto Bieri

Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan), 21.07.23
“Onofri skillfully used his whole body to present an extraordinary and unique interpretation, enveloping the stage with an overwhelming presence. The performance was remarkably powerful, captivating listeners with its profound expression and remarkable articulation. Many music critics, already familiar with Haydn's works were left astonished. The pieces showed a new musical expression that captivated the audience again and again with playful elements…It's the extraordinary combination of this group that could only be achieved by them and commands unwavering attention.”

The Austrian Hungarian Haydn Philharmonic was founded in 1987 in Eisenstadt by Adam Fischer out of members of the Vienna Philharmonic and the major Hungarian orchestras. It was Fischer's concern to bring selected musicians from these two countries together to outcome the border musically before the fall of the "Iron Curtain" by performing the work of Joseph Haydn together in the historic halls at the Esterházy Palaces, for which Haydn had composed the majority of his works.

From 2017-23, cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is the orchestra's artistic director. In 2019, the close collaboration with Enrico Onofri as the first guest conductor begins. Following many successful concert, opera and tour projects, a first CD recording together with Enrico Onofri was released by MDG in 2023 and Enrico Onofri became appointed Artistic Partner of the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Philharmonic.

With the acclaimed concert at the Auditorio Nacional in Madrid in April 2024 with Enrico Onofri and clarinetist Reto Bieri, Bieri was also be chosen as Artistic Partner of the Haydn Philharmonic. As a conductor and clarinetist, the “gifted program maker” (FAZ) will be closely linked to the orchestra with his poetic concert projects.

The orchestra has established itself internationally through numerous successful tours within Europe, as well as through the USA and Asia: invitations to the Konzerthaus and the Musikverein Vienna, to the Budapest Palace of the Arts, the Zurich Tonhalle, the Festspielhaus Baden Baden, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Dresden Frauenkirche, the Auditorio Nacional Madrid or the famous Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, ​​to the London "Proms", to the New York "Mostly Mozart" Festival, to the Suntory Hall Tokyo, Seoul Arts Center, to the National Center of Performing Arts in Beijing, the Shanghai Symphony Hall and Oriental Arts Center, the Sala Sao Paulo or the famous Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires bear witness to the orchestra's international reputation.

The Haydn Philharmonic recorded all of Joseph Haydn's symphonies with Adam Fischer. Two CDs in collaboration with MDG Dabringhaus & Grimm received the German Music Prize “Echo Klassik” in 2006 and 2008. The recording of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto with Sharon Kam was awarded the Diapason D'Or in 2011. With Nicolas Altstaedt, Joseph Haydn's oratorios “The Creation” and “The Seasons” (including Christina Landshamer, Mark Padmore and Florian Bösch) were recorded in sound and image for ORFIII and fidelio.at.

A first CD with Enrico Onofri “Miracle Brothers” with works by the brothers Joseph and Michael Haydn was recorded by MDG in 2023 and has since received the best reviews.