On Goethe's West-Eastern Divan with Fazıl Say

By Hedy Mühleck, 26 April 2016

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Reviewed at Kongresshaus Stadthalle, Heidelberg on 25 April 2016

Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 1 in F major, K37

Say, Goethe-Lieder für Sopran und Streichorchester mit Schlagzeug, Op.44

Mozart, Symphony no. 29 in A major, K201 (K186a)

Say, Piano Concerto no. 2 "Silk Road", Op.4

Fazıl Say, Piano

Heidelberger Sinfoniker

Murat Cem Orhan, Conductor

Nihan Inan Oral, Soprano

Fazıl Say’s jazzed-up Goldberg Variations in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 30th September

The Berlin Philharmonie welcomes Fazıl Say for a solo recital that dares the audience to keep their feet still, featuring Bach and Say’s own compositions.

****1

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.

****1

Yamada and the CBSO deliver an evening of stark contrasts

Simon Cummings, 16th April

A concert of French music reveals – and suffers from – contrasting styles, attitudes and coherence in works by Ravel and Poulenc.

***11

Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle show their class at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 12th November

Fazıl Say's Mozart is an acquired taste, but Paavo Järvi's Bruckner is a masterclass in how to conduct this composer.

****1

Elegance and finesse: Marianne Crebassa in recital at La Scala

Renato Verga, 27th January

The performance of the young French mezzo-soprano was admired more for its correctness than for its seductiveness.

***11

Turkish delights with Fazıl Say in Hong Kong

Alan Yu, 23rd July

Fazıl Say dazzles as both composer and soloist with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.

****1

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Hedy Mühleck

Hedy is a former Bachtrack German Editor and Press Liaison. She's a musicologist, a great fan of British music of the 19th and 20th century, a folk musician, bibliophile and a coffee and tea aficionado. She also likes singing, cats, and to make all kinds of sweet treats.

On Goethe's West-Eastern Divan with the Heidelberg Symphonic and Fazıl Say