John O’Conor Covers a Lot of Ground from Haydn to Scriabin in Istanbul
May 15, 2013
Turkey Haydn, Wagner – Liszt, Beethoven, Schubert: John O’Conor (piano), Istanbul Recitals at ‘the Seed’, Istanbul 10.05.13 (AM) Read more
Alan Gilbert and NYPO in Istanbul: Mozart with Emanuel Ax, Mussorgsky with High Tension.
May 7, 2013
Turkey Mozart, Mussorgky: New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Emmanuel Ax (piano), Istanbul 4.5.13 (AM) Read more
Gilbert’s NYPO in Rause, Bernstein and Tchaikovsky vs. Istanbul’s Acoustics Problem
May 6, 2013
Turkey Rause, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky: New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert (conductor), Joshua Bell (violin), Istanbul 3.5.13 (AM) Read more
In Istanbul, a Much Belated Premiere Executed Perfectly: Selected Works of Steve Reich.
April 23, 2013
Turkey Reich: sa.ne.na Ensemble (Amy Salsgiver, Kerem Oktem, Secil Kuran), Gulden Tezel (piano, synthesizer), Muge Hendekli (piano, synthesizer), Emre Gunay (percussions), ‘Reich: The Father of Minimalist Music” at Borusan Music House, Istanbul 18.04.13 (AM) Read more
Nadja Michael as Salome in Istanbul: No Stage, but Plenty of Theatrics.
March 31, 2013
Turkey R. Strauss, Salome Op. 54 (Opera in Concert): Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Sascha Goetzel (conductor), ‘In Memory of Leyla Gencer’ at Lutfi Kirdar Auditorium, Istanbul, 28.03.2012 (AM) Read more
Alexei Volodin’s Istanbul Recital Matches Impeccable Programming with Flawless Execution.
February 18, 2013
Turkey Schubert, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky (arr. Mikhail Pletnev), Wagner-Liszt, Kapustin: Alexei Volodin (piano), Istanbul Recitals at ‘the Seed’, Istanbul 15.02.13 (AM) Read more
The Hilary Hahn Encores Project
January 7, 2013
Turkey Corelli, Bach, Fauré, Howard, Abril, Bates, Ramnath, Myers, Ali-Zadeh, Oshima, Turnage: Hilary Hahn (violin), Cory Smythe (piano), Istanbul Is Sanat Virtuoso Series, Istanbul 03.01.13 (AM) Read more
Kaija Saariaho Talks About – and Premieres – “Frises”
November 6, 2012
Turkey Ysaÿe, Bach, Saariaho: Richard Schmoucler (violin), Jean-Baptiste Barriere (electronics),“Ciacona” at Borusan Music House’, Istanbul, 02.11.12 (AM) Read more
Paolo Restani Plays the Gentler Sides of Rachmaninov, Liszt and Brahms
October 11, 2012
Turkey Rachmaninov, Liszt, Brahms: Paolo Restani (piano), Istanbul Recitals at ‘the Seed’, Istanbul 04.10.12 (AM) Read more
The Premiere (and The Politics) of Fazil Say’s New Symphony
June 27, 2012
Turkey Beethoven, Say: Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Gurer Aykal (conductor), Fazil Say (piano), Carolina Eyck (theremin), Bulent Evcil (bass flute), Cagatay Akyol (bass recorder), Istanbul Music Festival, Halic Congress Center, Istanbul 23.6.12 (AM) Read more
