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She's got rhythm: Barbara Hannigan in Istanbul

Barbara Hannigan
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Barbara Hannigan and the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
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The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra in the Ataturk Cultural Centre
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“Sehr langsam was never quite sehr enough for Hannigan, it seemed: unglaublich, more like”
Reviewed at Ataturk Cultural Centre: Türk Telekom Opera Hall, Istanbul on 3 June 2023
Ives, The Unanswered Question
Haydn, Symphony no. 96 in D major, "Miracle"
Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4
Gershwin, Girl Crazy: Suite (arr. Bill Elliott)
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Barbara Hannigan, Soprano, Conductor
Istanbul metropolis in sound: Fazıl Say and Borusan in Hamburg
****1
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic: spiritually fulfilling Beethoven
****1
Carlo Tenan delivers a tempestuous, desperate Mozart Requiem
*****
Glass' Eleventh given Turkish première
****1
Opening concert of the Istanbul Music Festival
***11
A special treat in Istanbul: Penderecki by Penderecki
*****
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