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Carlo Tenan delivers a tempestuous, desperate Mozart Requiem in Istanbul

Carlo Tenan
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Giuliana Gianfaldoni, Cecilia Molinari, Ilker Arcayürek and Jongmin Park
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The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic timpanist
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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
****1
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic: spiritually fulfilling Beethoven
****1
She's got rhythm: Barbara Hannigan in Istanbul
****1
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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