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8/6/2001

International Music Festival

Theatre Festival, Istanbul

The 29th International Istanbul Music Festival programme is comprised of 26 concerts and recitals based upon the dual theme of "Italy and the 100th Anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's Death".

Approximately 480 performers from Italy, England, Azerbeijan, USA, Russia, Germany, Sweden, and France will join with 120 Turkish performers to make a grand total of more than 600 artists that will be presented at this year's International Istanbul Music Festival. The Festival will consist of six orchestral performances, (three of which have choirs), six chamber music concerts, and two recitals, as well as one modern, one vocal, and three traditional music concerts. In addition to all of this, the programme also presents the Young Soloists' Series, which is a series of three concerts and will feature six chamber music ensembles and three vocal recitals.

The 29th International Istanbul Music Festival has been made possible through the sponsorship of Eczacýbaþý Holding A. Þ.

All around the world, and particularly in Italy, there have been festivities featuring compositions by Giuseppe Verdi in memory of the 100th anniversary of his death. Istanbul audiences will likewise have the opportunity to enjoy Verdi's music live at the Festival. Amongst the orchestras to perform works by Verdi are the The Orchestra and the Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia with Paolo Olmi as conductor. The orchestra will perform at Hagia Eirene Museum on June 21 through sponsorship from ARIA and at the Atatürk Cultural Centre on June 22 through the sponsporship of Istanbul Stock Exchange. They will present Verdi's Four Sacred Pieces, the Overture and the Finale of Act II from the opera La Forza del Destino, as well as Op.54 Schicksalied and the Tragic Overture by Brahms and the Overture and Finale of Act II of Bellini's opera Norma in honour of the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Soprano Mariella Devia and I Virtuosi Italiani will highlight Rossini, one of the most important opera composers of the 19th century, at this year's Festival. The Mariella Devia and I Virtuosi Italiani concert will mark the opening of the Festival on Saturday June 9 at 7:30 pm at Hagia Eirene Museum. In addition to three sonatas, the group will also perform arias for soprano and strings. This concert is sponsored by Boeing C.A.G.

The International Istanbul Music Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts has always included a rich selection of baroque works. In Italy, the Renaissance period saw an increased development in music that came to fruition in the baroque period. This year audiences will encounter orchestras that have become experts in the baroque music field. The Venice Baroque Orchestra, with Andrea Marcon as conductor, is one of these.
Their concerts will take place at Hagia Eirene Museum on June 11 and 12 and will place emphasis on Vivaldi, in addition to compositions by Veracini, Marcello, and Steffani. The June 11 concert is sponsored by The Bell Group of Companies - Organik Holding A. Þ., and the June 12 concert is sponsored by IBM Turk.

Another group that has become expert in the performance of baroque period music is the The English Baroque Soloists & The Monteverdi Choir conducted by John Eliot Gardiner. Their concert takes place on June 15 and will include a performance of Handel's Messiah. This concert has been sponsored by Eczacýbaþý Holding A.Þ. in the name of the Dr. Nejat Eczacýbaþý, founder of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts.

As in previous years, the Festival also presents a rich programme of contemporary music. The renowned Alban Berg Quartet is among the most important ensembles at the Festival this year.
Their concert will take place on June 26 at Hagia Eirene Museum and has been sponsored by the Ãœlker Group. Alban Berg, one of the major proponents of 20th century music of the 12 tone system will present along with his quartet, his own Lyric Suite and Bela Bartok's String Quartet no: 6. On June 27 at Hagia Eirene Museum The Artemis Quartet will give a concert that has been sponsored by Siemens. In this concert the viola and cello player from the Alban Berg Quartet will join The Artemis Quartet.
They will perform Arnold Schönberg's famed Verklaerte Nacht for six strings in memory of the 50th anniversary of the renowned composer's death. The concert will also include Richard Strauss' Capriccio for String Sextet and Verdi's String Quartet. On June 19 at Hagia Eirene Museum famed young violinist Joshua Bell will perform works especially composed for him and works by Nicholas Maw and Aaron Jay Kernis in a concert sponsored by Koçbank A.Þ.

Turkey's most renowned tenor, Erol Uras will continue his 40th year as a performer with a vocal recital of Italian songs and Verdi arias on June 14. This concert is sponsored by The Marmara Hotels and Residences.

On June 28 at Hagia Eirene Museum David and Tatjana Geringras will give a duet concert sponsored by Novartis Saðlýk, Gýda ve Tarým Ürünleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Þ. One of the interesting pieces to be performed is Alfred Schnittke's Epilogue from the ballet Peer Gynt for cello, piano and tape recorder. Another of the exciting ensembles to perform at the Festival is Giovanni Sollima & The Lark Quartet. Giovanni Sollima, who is influenced by jazz, rock and world music in addition to classical, will accompany The Lark Quartet in a concert to take place on June 23. This concert is sponsored by the Turkish National Lottery.

Turkish harpist Þirin Pancaroðlu and Danish harpist Tine Rehling the duo Noon Star, which will give a concert at Hagia Eirene Museum on June 29 through sponsorship from Iþýklar Holding A.Þ. Their eclectic concert will include works specially composed for Noon Star as well as works by Heitor Villa-Lobos and a selection ranging from Sting to Duke Ellington.

Amongst the famous names at the Festival this year are the sisters Güher and Süher Pekinel. The Pekinel sisters will give concerts at the Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre on June 24 and June 25 with accompaniment of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse with Michel Plasson as conductor.
The June 24 performance is sponsored by Türkiye Ýþ Bankasý and the June 25 performance is sponsored by the Airbus Industrie and Türkiye Sinai Kalkýnma Bankasý A.Þ.

Jan Garbarek, whose name is most well known in the jazz scene, will present the Mnemosyne project in collaboration with The Hilliard Ensemble at Hagia Eirene Museum on July 3. At this concert sponsored by Mercedes Benz Türk, Jan Garbarek will play the saxophone with baroque music brought to light by The Hilliard Ensemble.

The Tekfen Black Sea Soloists will give a concert with Saim Akçýl conducting on June 18 at Hagia Eirene Museum. Kamancha virtuoso Adalet Vezirov will play as a soloist at this concert sponsored by Tekfen Holding A.Þ. Ferit Tüzün's Esintiler, Hannemmedov's Kamancha Concerto and Beethoven's Symphony no.7 will be performed at this concert.

As part of the Traditional Music Concerts section of the festival, "Come", a re-written form of Mevlana's Mesnevi (poetry in rhymed couplets composed by Mevlana), will be recited by the Ministry of Culture Historical Turkish Music Ensemble, led by Ahmet Özhan on June 19, at the Atatürk Cultural Centre.
Among other important artists participating in this section of the festival are A. Þenol Filiz and Birol Yayla, who will present various mahurs (one of the oldest makams) on June 16 at the Hagia Eirene Museum, and Melihat Gürses who will give a concert on June 20 at the Atatürk Cultural Centre. The Melihat Gülses concert is sponsored by the Borusan Kültür ve Sanat Merkezi and Çanakkale Seramik and Kalebodur.

This year, as part of the Young Soloists Series concerts selected from applications from various conservatories, The Ares Sextet, Ayþen Zülfikar (soprano), The Arion Quintet, The Dolce Quartet, Taylan Memioðlu (tenor), Istanbul Trombone Quartet, Muse Quintet, Tülay Uçar (soprano) and Triolog will perform on June 15, 16 and 17t at the Atatürk Cultural Centre. This series of concerts is sponsored by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.


SPECIAL PROJECTS

The special projects of the International Istanbul Music Festival during the year 2001 have also been appreciated by classical music listeners. Yo-Yo Ma, who came to Turkey as part of a collaborative project with Sanat, gave two very successful concerts on April 26 and 27 at the Sanat Concert Hall.

This year, the European Concert of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra performed in the magical atmosphere of the Hagia Eirene Museum on May 1, which is the founding date of the Berlin Philarmonic Orchestra. This concert, regularly presented for the past 11 years at different cultural capitals of Europe, was broadcast live on 25 European and world television stations.

The International Istanbul Music Festival is collaborating on another project with the Ravenna Festival, to organize a concert of the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala Assocazione del Coro Filarmonica della Scala, formed of 250 musicians, on July 24, 2001. Theatre Festival, Istanbul

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