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| Tuesday 4-Jun-13 09:00pm |
 Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Centre, IstanbulOpening Concert Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul, Harbiye Mh. Gümüş Sk. 34367 Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey Tuesday 4-Jun-13 09:00pm Opening Concert Veriko Çumburidze is a 16 year old violinist who won the highly prestigious 7th International Tchaikovsky Competition for young musicians in Montreux last September.Tickets 90, 150 tl, students 30tl. | ||
| Wednesday 5-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Galata Mevlevi House Museum, Istanbul Beauty and Love Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Galata Mevlevi House Museum, Istanbul, Şahkulu Mah., Galipdede Caddesi 15, Istanbul 34420, Turkey Wednesday 5-Jun-13 08:00pm Beauty and Love Classical Turkish music songs composed by Sultan III. Selim, Dede Efendi, Vardakosta Ahmed Ağa, Hacı Arif Bey,
and Saadettin Kaynak to the lyrics of Sheikh Galib.Tickets 60 tl, students 30tl. | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Istanbul Modern Art Museum Dances for Two Pianos Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Istanbul Modern Art Museum, Kılıçali Paşa Mh., Istanbul 34433, Turkey Friday 7-Jun-13 08:00pm Dances for Two Pianos Impressing the audiences with their originality and never-ending pursuit of the uncommon, the Ufuk & Bahar Dördüncü Piano Duo are ardent promoters of the Turkish contemporary music, which is received enthusiastically all over the world by critics and audiences alike. Tickets 90, 60 tl, students 30tl. | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:00pm |
İş Sanat, Istanbul Gautier Capuçon and Gülru Ensari Istanbul Music Festival |
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| İş Sanat, Istanbul, Iş Kuleleri 4, Levent, Istanbul 34330, Turkey Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:00pm Gautier Capuçon and Gülru Ensari One of the leading cellists of his generation, Gautier Capuçon and the up-and-coming Turkish pianist who has already won several international awards, Gülru Ensari are bringing their synergy alongside their musical sensitivity and virtuosity as a duo to the festival. Their festival debut will feature Beethoven’s variations on a Handel oratorio; Shostakovich’s vivacious yet meditative sonata, which is one of the last Works of a period when he could still freely compose in his own country; Malinconia, ripe with Sibelius’ melancholy; and Franck’s sonata in A – all for a night to enjoy the perfect coupling of cello and piano. Tickets 90, 60, 40 tl, students 30tl. | ||
| Sunday 9-Jun-13 02:00pm |
Galata Greek Elementary School, Istanbul Open Conservatory Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Galata Greek Elementary School, Istanbul, Kemeraltı Cad. No: 49, Galata, Istanbul 34425, Turkey Sunday 9-Jun-13 02:00pm Open Conservatory The Istanbul Music Festival resumes the Open Conservatory - the ground-breaking project that was launched by the festival last year to much critical acclaim. The Open Conservatory will once again bring the music students of Istanbul together even if for a single day and provide a platform where they can share their training, music, and friendship with each other while the audiences witness the meticulous preparation behind a performance. Every ticket for the Open Conservatory will contribute to the 1 Adult 1 Student project. | ||
| Monday 10-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul Festival presents its young soloist Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul, Eyüp Merkez Mh., Bahariye Cd No:29, Istanbul, Turkey Monday 10-Jun-13 08:00pm Festival presents its young soloist The Istanbul Music Festival endeavours to promote and encourage young talents throughout Turkey and thus presents once again the project “Istanbul Music Festival in Search of its Young Soloist” - now in cello. This project, which proved a highly successful mission initially last year, offers the delight of discovering new talents to the audiences, whilst giving a precious opportunity to young musicians to earn national and international recognition.
The soloist for the concert on Monday, 10 June at Süreyya Opera House will be determined by a national audition, which will be held in March.Tickets 30 tl, students 15 tl. | ||
| Tuesday 11-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul Hespèrion XXI and Jordi Savall Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Tuesday 11-Jun-13 08:00pm Hespèrion XXI and Jordi Savall Focusing on “Time and Transformation” in its 41st edition, the Istanbul Music Festival presents the music lovers a specially tailored programme illustrating the Cycles of Life - conceived by the late Montserrat Figueras and performed by the Istanbul Music Festival 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Jordi Savall’s Hespèrion XXI, which explores and fashions a universe of emotions and beauty.Tickets 200, 150, 100 tl, students 30 tl, balcony 250 tl. | ||
| Wednesday 12-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul Christina Pluhar and L'Arpeggiata Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Wednesday 12-Jun-13 08:00pm Christina Pluhar and L'Arpeggiata L’Arpeggiata returns to Hagia Eirene after their captivating performance at the festival last year. Exploring fresh musical grounds at each and every concert, this time the ensemble will take the audience on a voyage across the Mediterranean basin with traditional tunes from its coasts - and featuring a majestic figure from the world of fados: Mísia.The programme will feature traditional songs from the coasts of Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Turkey.Tickets 120, 90, 60 tl - student 30 tl - balcony 180 tl. | ||
| Thursday 13-Jun-13 09:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul Roby Lakatos and Cihat Aşkın Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Thursday 13-Jun-13 09:00pm Roby Lakatos and Cihat Aşkın Join us for a totally rapturous, and entirely refreshing musical experience! The Istanbul Music Festival hosts the meeting of Turkish and Hungarian Gypsy music in the hands of two violin virtuosos together with their ensembles, where a true sonic heaven will be moulded out of these two equally colourful musical worlds.
Istanbul Music Festival invites the audience to a rendezvous between two approaches to Turkish and Gypsy by two unique artists. Going beyond standard definitions with a multifaceted repertory that amalgamates different styles, admired by genius violinists like Yehudi Menuhin and Vadim Repin, a universal artist so-called “Devil’s Fiddler”, Roby Lakatos and his ensemble will join Cihat Aşkın and his ensemble, who had held numerous concerts in America, Asia, Europe and Africa and shared stage with legendary names like Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Yoel Levi, Shlomo Mintz and Ida Haendel.Tickets 120, 90, 60 tl - student 30 tl - balcony 180 tl. | ||
| Friday 14-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Ertüngealp and Pires Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Friday 14-Jun-13 08:00pm Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Ertüngealp and Pires One of the leading orchestras of the world delighting audiences everywhere with its unique musical style, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen’s concert brings the internationally acclaimed Turkish conductor Alpaslan Ertüngealp back to Turkey while featuring the great Portuguese virtuoso Maria João Pires at the piano. This festival concert will long be remembered as much for Pires’ exquisite, intimate pianism as for the refreshing style of musical interpretation and imaginative, well thought-out programme of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.Tickets 250, 200, 150 tl - student 30 tl - balcony 350 tl. | ||
| Saturday 15-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Vadim Repin Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Saturday 15-Jun-13 08:00pm Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and Vadim Repin Known as his fiery passion with impeccable technique, poetry and sensitivity, Vadim Repin joins the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen- Orchestra in Residence at the International Beethovenfest in Bonn and Elbphilharmonie Concerts Hamburg- in its second night at the Istanbul Music Festival. Tickets 250, 200, 150 tl - student 30 tl - balcony 350 tl. | ||
| Monday 17-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul Munich Chamber Orchestra Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Monday 17-Jun-13 08:00pm Munich Chamber Orchestra A shining beacon in German orchestral life, the Munich Chamber Orchestra makes its festival debut under the baton of its Artistic Director Alexander Liebreich with a programme centring upon “Time and Transformation”. This exquisite musical evening will feature one of the iconic virtuosos of the new generation: Khatia Buniatishvili.
Tickets 150, 120, 90 tl - student 30 tl - balcony 250 tl. | ||
| Tuesday 18-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul Cameristi della Scala and Shlomo Mintz Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Tuesday 18-Jun-13 08:00pm Cameristi della Scala and Shlomo Mintz The phenomenal Shlomo Mintz, renowned for his impeccable musicianship, stylistic versatility, and commanding technique alike, joins the Cameristi della Scala for a night of Bach, Grieg and Schubert at the festival. The violin virtuoso who claims, “Music is truth touched, but seldom” does promise one of those seldom moments in music for the festival audience.Tickets 200, 150, 100 tl - student 30 tl - balcony 250 tl. | ||
| Wednesday 19-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul Berlin Counterpoint Ensemble Istanbul Music Festival |
Ince, Nasreddin Hodja (Istanbul Music Festival commission, world première) Sweelinck, Variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein End (arr. Ernest Lubin) |
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| Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul, Eyüp Merkez Mh., Bahariye Cd No:29, Istanbul, Turkey Wednesday 19-Jun-13 08:00pm Berlin Counterpoint Ensemble Winning the hearts and minds of audiences for their idealism as much as for their ravishing music, the Berlin Counterpoint Ensemble will give the world premiere of the festival’s commission to Kamran İnce: “Nasreddin Hodja”, a work which will probably be a most warm-hearted surprise for music lovers. These six musicians living in Berlin represent Romania, Israel, Venezuela, Germany, USA and Turkey. Widely recognized as one of the most prominent ensemble pianists of our times, Zeynep Özsuca had cooperated with various artists including Magdalena Kožená, Rolando Villazon, Simon Rattle and Gustavo Dudamel. A promising flute player of his generation Aaron Dan was the winner of Belgrade International Flute Competition in 2005. And Yigal Kaminka is a musician whose mastery of contemporary oboe is matched by his virtuosity in baroque oboe and block flute. Sascha Rattle is a musician who drew a great attention since the first time he performed with Berlin Philharmonic as a soloist in 2009. Performed in numerous concerts in North and South America, Russia, Europe and the Middle East both as a soloist and a chamber music artist, Heidi Elizabeth Mockert is a bassoon player invited by several important chamber music ensembles. In addition to all prominent orchestras in Hungary, French horn player Dániel Molnár also performs in several important orchestras in Europe, including Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Tickets 60, 50, 40, 90 tl - student 30 tl. Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750), Well-Tempered Clavier 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV869 Ince, Kamran (b. 1960), Nasreddin Hodja (Istanbul Music Festival commission, world première) Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621), Variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein End (arr. Ernest Lubin) | ||
| Thursday 20-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul Venice Baroque Orchestra and Magdalena Kožená Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Thursday 20-Jun-13 08:00pm Venice Baroque Orchestra and Magdalena Kožená Well-known to the festival audience, the Venice Baroque Orchestra under the baton of Andrea Marcon returns to the glamorous Hagia Eirene; this time with Magdalena Kožená, “an absolute diva” highly sought after by distinguished opera houses and concert stages all around the world.Tickets 250, 200, 150 tl - student 30 tl - balcony 350 tl. | ||
| Friday 21-Jun-13 08:00pm |
İş Sanat, Istanbul Bach with David Fray Istanbul Music Festival |
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| İş Sanat, Istanbul, Iş Kuleleri 4, Levent, Istanbul 34330, Turkey Friday 21-Jun-13 08:00pm Bach with David Fray French pianist David Fray is inarguably one of France’s musical revelations of today not only because of his impressive musicality and technique but also because of his inventive and sensitive interpretations. Fray will make his festival debut with an exclusive night of Bach, for which he is lauded as, “unselfregarding mastery and musical maturity and the intimate, poetic spell cast by his Bach with its gorgeous tone and ravishingly shaded trills.”Tickets 90, 60, 40 tl - students 30 tl. | ||
| Saturday 22-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul Piano Trio Forte Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul, Eyüp Merkez Mh., Bahariye Cd No:29, Istanbul, Turkey Saturday 22-Jun-13 08:00pm Piano Trio Forte The 41st Istanbul Music Festival hosts three soloists who share a passion for chamber music, binding in friendship over their acclaimed ensemble Piano Trio Forte. The members of the ensemble each stand out for their virtuosity and elegant tone while performing together in utmost harmony.
Founder of Piano Trio Forte, pianist Ece Demirci performs in various national and international concerts and teaches in MSGSÜ State Conservatory. In addition to her position as the Chief of Cello Ensemble in Cemal Reşit Rey Symphony Orchestra since 1998, Rahşan Apay continues her career as a solo cellist with various national and international recitals and orchestras. Violinist Sevil Ulucan is a shining star with the albums she has been recording.
Tickets 50, 45, 40, 60 tl - students 30 tl. | ||
| Monday 24-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul New London Consort Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Monday 24-Jun-13 08:00pm New London Consort Henry Purcell’s semi-opera The Fairy Queen is a true masterpiece and one of the world’s leading early music ensembles New London Consort under Philip Pickett’s iconoclastic approach, star solo singers, brilliant circus artists, and a mesmeric staging by brilliant Mexican director Mauricio García Lozano join to convey all the fantasy and inextinguishable energy of Purcell’s magical score. Focusing on a uniquely wide and colourful repertory of Renaissance and Baroque music, the New London Consort will be at the festival with one of their most colourful and musically sublime productions.
Tickets 200, 150, 100 tl - students 30 tl - balcony 250 tl. | ||
| Tuesday 25-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul Amsterdam Sinfonietta Istanbul Music Festival |
Vasks, Concerto for cello and string orchestra "Presence" (Istanbul Music Festival co-commission, Turkish première) |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Tuesday 25-Jun-13 08:00pm Amsterdam Sinfonietta Amsterdam Sinfonietta, which regularly appears with distinguished soloists at major halls of the world, joins the rising star of cello Sol Gabetta for the Turkey premiere of the latest opus of the eminent Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks.
Tickets 120, 90, 60 tl - students 30 tl - balcony 180 tl. Vasks, Peteris (b. 1946), Concerto for cello and string orchestra "Presence" (Istanbul Music Festival co-commission, Turkish première) | ||
| Wednesday 26-Jun-13 09:00pm |
Surp Vortvots Vorodman Church, Istanbul Kim Kashkashian and Peter Nagy Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Surp Vortvots Vorodman Church, Istanbul, Muhsine Hatun Mahallesi Sevgi Sokak No.3, Istanbul, Turkey Wednesday 26-Jun-13 09:00pm Kim Kashkashian and Peter Nagy Inspiring world-wide critical acclaim as a marvellous musical storyteller, the great violist Kim Kashkashian, together with pianist Péter Nagy, will be at the festival with a colourful programme extending from Beethoven’s variations on Mozart to the Kütahya-born Armenian composer Komitas. With this concert, the Holy Vortvots Vorodman Church will be hosting a festival concert for the first time following its recent renovation.
Tickets 80, 60 tl - students 30 tl - balcony 180 tl. | ||
| Thursday 27-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul Arkas Trio Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Thursday 27-Jun-13 08:00pm Arkas Trio The Arkas Trio, formed of three internationally renowned musicians, makes its festival debut. Founded in 2011, the trio features two of the outstanding figures of the young generation of Turkish musicians, Tuncay Yılmaz and Emre Elivar, alongside a prominent virtuoso acclaimed for his virtuosity, expressiveness and intelligence both as a soloist and a chamber musician, Gustav Rivinius.
Tickets 60, 50, 40 tl - students 30 tl - balcony 90 tl. | ||
| Saturday 29-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul BIPO and Maxim Vengerov Istanbul Music Festival |
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| Hagia Eirene Museum, Istanbul, Cankurtaran Mh, Istanbul 34122, Turkey Saturday 29-Jun-13 08:00pm BIPO and Maxim Vengerov Enjoying an unsurpassed position at the prime of his career, Maxim Vengerov is back at the festival after 12 years! The violin virtuoso will close the 41st Istanbul Music Festival with the Turkey’s best symphonic ensemble, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of its charismatic conductor Sascha Goetzel.
Tickets 250, 200, 150 tl - students 30 tl - balcony 350 tl. | ||
