THE 46TH ISTANBUL MUSIC FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 23 May – 12 June 2018
OPENING CONCERT Wednesday, 23 May | Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre | 19:00
BORUSAN ISTANBUL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SASCHA GOETZEL conductor YEKWON SUNWOO piano (Gold medallist of 2017 XV. Van Cliburn International Piano Competition)
Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, op. 30
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, op.49
TEKFEN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA & CHARLIE SIEM Friday, 25 May | Hagia Eirene Museum | 20.00
TEKFEN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AZIZ SHOKHAKIMOV conductor CHARLIE SIEM violin
Sergei Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, op.45
Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 77
WEEKEND CLASSICS – I Saturday, 26 May | Babylon | 11.00
SENEM DEMİRCİOĞLU mezzo-soprano İKLİM TAMKAN piano
Georg Friedrich Handel “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” from Rinaldo
Johann Mattheson Suite No. 1 in D Minor for Harpsichord
Christoph Willibald Gluck “O del mio dolce ardor” from Paris and Helen
Henry Purcell “Ah Belinda, I am prest with torment” from Dido and Aeneas A New Ground, ZT 682
Gabriel Fauré Après un rêve No. 1, op. 7
Georges Bizet “Habanera” from Carmen
Gioacchino Rossini Canzonetta spagnuola
Fikret Amirov* Men Seni Araram
Kaptanzade Ali Rıza Bey** Yıldızların Altında
Maçkalı Hasan Tunç* Ben Seni Sevdiğumi
Dursun Tanyaş* Çay Elinden Öteye
Ali Ekber Çiçek* Haydar Haydar
FILARMONICA DELLA SCALA & DANIIL TRIFONOV Sunday, 27 May | Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre | 20.00
FILARMONICA DELLA SCALA DANIEL HARDING conductor DANIIL TRIFONOV piano
Gioachino Rossini Overture to The Barber of Seville
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, op. 26
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55, “Eroica”
WOMEN STARS OF TOMORROW: YOUNG WOMEN MUSICIANS SUPPORT FUND Monday, 28 May | Boğaziçi University Albert Long Hall | 20.00
KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI & RENAUD CAPUÇON Tuesday, 29 May | İş Sanat Concert Hall | 20.00
KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI piano RENAUD CAPUÇON violin
Antonín Dvořák Romantic Pieces, op. 75
Edvard Grieg Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, op. 45
César Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH STARS – I Wednesday, 30 May | Boğaziçi University Albert Long Hall | 20.00
SKRIDE QUARTET Baiba Skride violin Lise Berthaud viola Harriet Krijgh cello Lauma Skride piano
Frank Bridge Phantasy for Piano Quartet, H. 94
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, KV 478
Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, op. 25
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH STARS – II Thursday, 31 May | Neve Shalom Synagogue | 20.00
RENAUD CAPUÇON violin GÉRARD CAUSSÉ viola CLEMENS HAGEN cello
Ludwig van Beethoven String Trio No. 3 in C minor, op. 9
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Divertimento for String Trio in E-flat Major, K. 563
JOYCE DIDONATO & IL POMO D’ORO: “IN WAR & PEACE” Friday, 1 June | Hagia Eirene Museum | 20.00
JOYCE DIDONATO mezzo-soprano & executive producer IL POMO D’ORO MAXIM EMELYANYCHEV director & harpsichord MANUEL PALAZZO choreographer RALF PLEGER stage director HENNING BLUM lighting designer YOUSEF ISKANDAR video designer
WEEKEND CLASSICS – II Saturday, 2 June | bomontiada | 11.00
ANATOLIAN WIND QUINTET Cem Önertürk flute Ufuk Soygürbüz oboe Kıvanç Fındıklı clarinet Ozan Evruk bassoon Hüseyin Uçar horn
Jacques Ibert 3 Short Pieces
Denis Plante Suite Piedra Libre: El Truco - Las Tres Marias - La Escondida
Kıvanç Fındıklı Karmaşık Beşli
Ferenc Farkas Early Hungarian Dances from the 17th Century
Aşık Veysel* Kara Toprak
Iwan Iwanov Bulgarian Sketches
Ferit Tüzün* Esintiler
Kıvanç Fındıklı Karmaşık Potpuri
* arr. Kıvanç Fındıklı
FRANZ LISZT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA & MISCHA MAISKY Saturday, 2 June | Hagia Eirene Museum | 20.00
FRANZ LISZT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA MISCHA MAISKY cello
Edvard Grieg Holberg Suite, op. 40
Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob VIIb:1
Béla Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz. 113 BB. 118
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra in A Major, Op. 33
MELODIES OF ISTANBUL Sunday, 3 June | Grand Bazaar Kalpakçılar Street, Nuruosmaniye Gate | 18.00
HAKAN GÜNGÖR qanun & direction KUDSİ ERGUNER ney ÇAĞ ERÇAĞ cello YURDAL TOKCAN oud FERRAN SAVALL vocals
MELODIES OF ISTANBUL ORCHESTRA featuring: TURAY DİNLEYEN violin CAN OLGUN violin CANER ÜSTÜNDAĞ double bass SEMİH ERDOĞAN piano NHESKO NESHEV accordion ÖMÜR KÜÇÜKLER clarinet MOSLEM RAHAL ney TÜRKER DİNLETİR ney HAİG SARIKOUYOUMDJİAN duduk ENVER METE ASLAN oud NEDYALKO NEDYALKOV kaval EYLÜL BİÇER guitar SELMAN ERGUNER fretless guitar MEHMET AKATAY percussions MEMDUH AKATAY percussions
MAISKY INTERSECTIONS Monday, 4 June | Süreyya Opera House | 20.00
SASCHA MAISKY violin MAXIM RYSANOV viola MISCHA MAISKY cello LILY MAISKY piano
Gustav Mahler Piano Quartet in A minör
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, op. 67
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, op. 47
AMSTERDAM SINFONIETTA, FERHAN & FERZAN ÖNDER Tuesday, 5 June | Hagia Eirene Museum | 20.00
AMSTERDAM SINFONIETTA CANDIDA THOMPSON art director & concertmaster FERHAN & FERZAN ÖNDER piano duo
Johann Sebastian Bach Counterpoint I-IV from the Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Two Keyboards in C minor, BWV 1060
Dobrinka Tabakova Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Strings “Together Remember to Dance” (İstanbul Music Festival co-commission, Turkey premiere)
Arvo Pärt Fratres
Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. G. Mahler) String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”
SONGS OF ISTANBUL Wednesday, 6 June | Sirkeci Terminal Platform | 21.00
MERAL AZİZOĞLU vocals GYPSY FIRE ENSEMBLE Lajos Sárközi Jr violin Benedek Csik violin János Dani viola Julius Csik cimbalom Vilmos Csikos double bass
Haydar Tatlıyay Gül Tango
Ahmet Şefik Gürmeriç Hasret
Necip Celal Andel Sarı Yapıncak
Kaptanzade Ali Rıza Bey Cici Beyim
Mustafa Şükrü Alpar Bir Martı Gibi
Ahmet Şefik Gürmeriç Gönlüm Sensiz Olmaz
Ahmet Şefik Gürmeriç Aşk Kerpeteni
Refik Fersan Benim Gönlüm Bir Kelebek
Kaptanzade Ali Rıza Bey Yıldızların Altında
Kaptanzade Ali Rıza Bey Denizde Akşam
Anon. Üsküdar’a Gider İken
Anon. Sen Gelirsen
Mustafa Şükrü Alpar Siyah Gözlere
Necip Celal Andel Çok Uzakta
“VARDISSIMO” DIANA DAMRAU & NICOLAS TESTÉ Thursday, 7 June | Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre | 20.00
BORUSAN ISTANBUL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PAVEL BALEFF conductor DIANA DAMRAU soprano NICOLAS TESTÉ bass-baritone
FESTIVAL ENCOUNTER: SÜNER & ALİYEV & ÇAKMUR Friday, 8 June | Saint Anthony Lower Church | 20.00
ALİCAN SÜNER violin JAMAL ALIYEV cello CAN ÇAKMUR piano
Albert Dietrich/Johannes Brahms/Robert Schumann F-A-E Sonata
Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, op. 17
Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke, op. 73
Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, op. 49
WEEKEND CLASSICS – III Saturday, 9 June | Austrian Culture Forum Garden | 11.00
KOEHNE QUARTET Johanna Lewis violin Anne Hatvey-Nagl violin Anett Homoki viola Melisa Coleman cello
Joseph Haydn String Quartet No. 2, op. 76, “Quinten”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, KV 387, “Spring”
Antonín Dvořák Waltz in D Major, op. 54 No. 4
Fritz Kreisler 3 Old Vienna Dances No. 2, “Liebeslied” 3 Old Viennese Dances No. 1, “Liebesfreud”
Alexander Borodin String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne
B-A-C-H Istanbul Music Festival hosts the Istanbul Jazz Festival in its 25th edition! Saturday, 9 June | Rahmi M. Koç Museum | 21.00
DIETER ILG double bass RAINER BÖHM piano PATRICE HÉRAL drums
Dieter Ilg B-A-C-H: Variations on Johann Sebastian Bach
MUSIC ROUTE Sunday, 10 June | Galata & Karaköy 12.30-17.05 1st Group 13.30-17.55 2nd Group
Italian Synagogue | 12.30-13.10 & 13.30-14.10 SEVİL ULUCAN violin HILLEL ZORI cello
Johann Sebastian Bach 4 Duets, BWV 802-805
Béla Bartók (arr. K. Kraeuter) Hungarian Folk Melodies, Sz 53
Reinhold Glière 8 Pieces, op. 39: I, II, III, V, VII
Georg Friedrich Handel / Johan Halvorsen (arr. M. Press) Passacaglia for Violin and Cello
St. Georg Church | 13.30-14.10 & 14.30-15.10 KOEHNE QUARTET Johanne Lewis violin Anne Hatvey-Nagl violin Anett Homoki viola Melisa Coleman cello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet No. 14 in G Major, KV 387
Antonín Dvořák Waltz in D Major, op. 54 No. 4
Fritz Kreisler 3 Old Viennese Dances No. 2, “Liebesleid” 3 Old Viennese Dances No. 1, “Liebesfreud”
St. Peter and Paul Church | 15.00-15.40 & 16.00-16.40 AIMA FESTİVAL ORKESTRASI ORHUN ORHON conductor KATRIN TARGO soprano TUURI DEDE mezzo-soprano
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Stabat Mater, P. 77
Ashkenaz Synagogue | 16.00-16.40 & 17.15-17.55 BESTER QUARTET Jaroslaw Bester accordion David Lubowicz violin Oleg Dyyak clarinet, percussion, duduk Maciej Adamczak double bass
Jaroslaw Bester Hope
Mordechai Gebirtig (arr. J. Bester) Schloymele Lieber
Jaroslaw Bester God Forsaken The Magic Casket Solitude Methamorphoses
Opposite Ashkenaz Synagogue | 16.00-16.40 & 17.15-17.55 KLEZ-MEZ Bora Güler violin Yuri Ryadchenko accordion
“ON THE ROAD” Monday, 11 June | Süreyya Opera House | 20.00
GÜLSİN ONAY piano MURATHAN ÖZBEK director
Johann Sebastian Bach/ Ferruccio Busoni “Ich ruf’ zu dir”, BWV 639
Johannes Brahms Intermezzo No. 1 & 2, op. 119
Franz Schubert/ Franz Liszt “Auf dem Wasser zu singen”, S. 558
Johann Sebastian Bach/ Ferruccio Busoni “Wachet auf”, BWV 645
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major, op. 81a “Les Adieux”
Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit: Ondine
Franz Schubert Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D. 958: Adagio
Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 2 in F Major, op. 38
Johann Sebastian Bach Italian Concerto BWV 971: Andante
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, GÜHER & SÜHER PEKİNEL Tuesday, 12 June | Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre | 20.00
ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA GERARD SCHWARZ conductor GÜHER & SÜHER PEKİNEL piano duo
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classical”
Francis Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in D minor, FP 61
Antonín Dvořák Nocturne in B Major, op. 40
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F Major, op. 93