Carlo Tenan delivers a tempestuous, desperate Mozart Requiem

Carlo Tenan

Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Cecilia Molinari, Ilker Arcayürek and Jongmin Park

The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic timpanist

By Simon Cummings, 06 June 2024

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“the timpanist... punctuated them like nails violently hammered into a coffin”

Reviewed at Ataturk Cultural Centre: Türk Telekom Opera Hall, Istanbul on 2 June 2024

Pärt, Pilgrim's Song (Wallfahrslied) (Turkish premiere)

Mozart, Meistermusik (Maurerische Trauermusik), K477 (K479a)

Mozart, Requiem in D minor, K626

Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra

Carlo Tenan, Conductor

Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Soprano

Cecilia Molinari, Mezzo-soprano

Ilker Arcayürek, Tenor

Jongmin Park, Bass

Hungarian National Choir

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

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.

****1

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.

****1

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.

****1

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.

***11

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.

*****

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Simon Cummings

Simon Cummings is a composer, writer and researcher based in the Cotswolds. He composes instrumental and electronic music, exploring aspects of algorithmic composition, and has recently completed a Ph.D. in composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire under the supervision of Richard Causton and Howard Skempton. His musical tastes are ludicrously broad but are focused most on contemporary/avant-garde classical and electronic music. When not composing, he writes regularly about new music; Simon is the author of the contemporary music blog 5:4 (5against4.com), and regularly contributes articles for a variety of books, journals and websites. Follow him on Twitter @5against4.

Carlo Tenan delivers a tempestuous, desperate Mozart Requiem in Istanbul