Glass' Eleventh given Turkish première

Par Alain Matalon, 18 juin 2017

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Critique faite à Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, le 16 juin 2017

Glass, Symphonie no. 11 (Istanbul Music Festival co-com.)

Glass, Double Concerto pour violon et violoncelle

Halvorsen, Passacaille pour violon et alto ou violoncelle (d'après Haendel)

Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra

Sascha Goetzel, Direction

Mari Samuelsen, Violon

Håkon Samuelsen, Violoncelle

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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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.

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A special treat in Istanbul: Penderecki by Penderecki

Rina Altaras, 21st April

The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra had the privilege of playing three works of Krzysztof Penderecki under the composer's own baton.