Brooding and visceral Tchaikovsky from the Tekfen Philharmonic

By Benjamin Poore, 18 June 2019

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“like ripping off a plaster to reveal an open wound”

Reviewed at Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul on 17 June 2019

Mussorgsky, Night on the Bare Mountain

Shostakovich, Cello Concerto no. 1 in E flat major, Op.107

Casals, El cant dels Ocells (Song of the Birds)

Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74

Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra

Aziz Shokhakimov, Conductor

Daniel Müller-Schott, Cello

Late Romantic classics from Chausson and Brahms in Istanbul

William E Ford, 27th September

Violinist Anna Tifu and the Tekfen Philharmonic join together for a richly played Poème before Aziz Shokhakimov conducts Brahms' First Symphony.

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Spirit of the dance in al fresco Istanbul Music Festival opener

Graham Watts, 20th September

Rustling trees, wandering cats and a laconic golden retriever grace the Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra's festival opening concert.

****1

An awesome Rite of Spring from Aziz Shokhakimov in Strasbourg

David Karlin, 25th April

The Uzbek conductor shows that he's a force to be reckoned with, revealing unimaginable amounts of detail in Stravinsky's score. Jan Lisiecki gives a carefully weighted account of Mozart.

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Late Romantic classics from Chausson and Brahms in Istanbul

William E Ford, 27th September

Violinist Anna Tifu and the Tekfen Philharmonic join together for a richly played Poème before Aziz Shokhakimov conducts Brahms' First Symphony.

****1

Spirit of the dance in al fresco Istanbul Music Festival opener

Graham Watts, 20th September

Rustling trees, wandering cats and a laconic golden retriever grace the Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra's festival opening concert.

****1

Le conteur et le dompteur : Radulović et l’Orchestre de Strasbourg

Tristan Labouret, 26th November

Le violoniste a emporté le public dans un formidable Concerto de Khatchatourian, et le chef ouzbek a déployé ses talents de dompteur d'orchestre... au risque d'empêcher ses troupes de respirer.

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Benjamin Poore

Benjamin Poore is a writer and critic. His book on psychoanalysis and literature is forthcoming in 2019. He has previously written about literature and culture for the Independent, the Times Literary Supplement, and Times Higher Education. In his spare time he tries to sing Schubert; he has a very patient teacher.

Brooding and visceral Tchaikovsky from the Tekfen Philharmonic in Istanbul