Buchbinder and the Borusan: The art of making silence sing

Par Rina Altaras, 08 avril 2016

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Critique faite à Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul, le 6 avril 2016

Beethoven, Concerto pour piano et orchestre no. 2 en si bémol majeur, Op. 19

Beethoven, Concerto pour piano et orchestre no. 4 en sol majeur, Op. 58

Beethoven, Concerto pour piano et orchestre no. 3 en ut mineur, Op. 37

Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra

Rudolf Buchbinder, Direction, Piano

Istanbul metropolis in sound: Fazıl Say and Borusan in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 1st September

At the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Fazıl Say concluded his residency with the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic with an evening of jazz, Ravel and his own symphony, capturing the restless energy of an Istanbul-style metropolis.

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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic: spiritually fulfilling Beethoven

Phil Parker, 10th April

That a Turkish orchestra excels in Turkish music is no surprise... but in mainstream Western repertoire too? BIPO and Carlo Tenan charm Sheffield with their fresh take on the classics.

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Carlo Tenan delivers a tempestuous, desperate Mozart Requiem

Simon Cummings, 2nd June

The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic and Hungarian National Choir give a searing account of Mozart’s Requiem, superbly guided by conductor Carlo Tenan.

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She's got rhythm: Barbara Hannigan in Istanbul

Peter Quantrill, 3rd June

The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra opens the Istanbul Music Festival featuring a showstopping, all-singing, all-conducting Gershwin finale.

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Glass' Eleventh given Turkish première

Alain Matalon, 16th June

Philip Glass' Eleventh Symphony, given its Turkish première at the Istanbul Music Festival, returns to his signature repetitive style.

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Opening concert of the Istanbul Music Festival

Jonathan Sutherland, 29th May

Most music Festivals only have to deal with demanding divas, mercurial maestros or bad weather. In Istanbul there is a lot more at stake.