Bilkent Symphony Orchestra - 2012

Bilkent Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1993 as an artistic project of Bilkent University. Today the orchestra is composed of 120 Turkish and foreign artists and is the first private academic and international artistic ensemble in Turkey.

Continuing its 2011- 2012 concert season under the artistic direction of Işın Metin, the orchestra will be welcoming audiences at the Bilkent Concert Hall (800).

The tickets can be purchased through mybilet and Bilkent Concert Hall box office..

Free transportation is available departing from Tunus Caddesi, Sıhhiye Bridge and Milli Kütüphane (National Library) at 19:00.

Bilkent Senfoni Orkestrası
Bilkent Konser Salonu, Bilkent – Ankara
Tel: (312) 290 22 84, 290 17 75 (box office)

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2012 Concert Program:
Monday, January 23 at 20:00
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Soloists: İdil Biret (piano), Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
Soloists: B. Bartok:Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, B. Britten:Scottish Ballade, W.A. Mozart:Concerto for Three Pianos in F major, KV.242, A. Schnittke:“Moz-Art a la Haydn”

Tuesday, January 24 at 20:00
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Soloists: İdil Biret (piano), Viktoria Postnikova (piano)
Soloists: B. Bartok:Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, B. Britten:Scottish Ballade, W.A. Mozart:Concerto for Three Pianos in F major, KV.242, A. Schnittke:“Moz-Art a la Haydn”
 
 Saturday, February 11 at 20:00
St. Valentine’s Day Concert
Conductor: Missak Baghboudarian
Soloist: Efe Baltacıgil (violoncello)
Program: N. Rimsky-Korsakov:May Night Overture, P.I. Tchaikovsky:Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33, S. Rachmaninov:Vocalise, P.I. Tchaikovsky:Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
 
Saturday, February 18 at 20:00
Conductor: Ion Marin
Soloist: Hayreddin Hoca, violoncello
Program: R. Schumann:Concerto for Violoncello in A minor, Op.129, R. Strauss:“Also sprach Zarathustra”, Op.30
 
Saturday, February 25 at 20:00
Conducktor: Artun Hoinic
Soloist: Sasha Rozhdestvensky (violin)
Program: M. Mussorgsky:A Night on a Bald Mountain, A. Glazunov:Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op.82, D. Shostakovich:Symphony No.1 in F minor, Op.10

Friday, March 2 at 20:00
Conductor: Işın Metin
Soloist: Mirjam Tschopp (violin)
Program: F. Alnar:“İstanbul” Suite, U.C. Erkin:Concerto for Violin,  C. Debussy:Nocturnes and Iberia

Saturday, March 10 at 20:00
Women’s Day Concert
Conducktor: Anu Tali
Soloists: Ferhan and Ferzan Önder - piano duo
Program: F. Köksal:Moire for Two Pianos and Ensemble, F. Poulenc:Concerto for Two Pianos, S. Prokofiev:Romeo and Juliet Suite, Op.64
 
Saturday, March 17 at 20:00
Conductor: Lior Shambadal
Soloist: Akiko Suwanai (violin)
J. Sibelius:Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op.47, J. Brahms:Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68
 
Saturday, March 24 at 20:00
Conductor: Emil Tabakov
Soloist: Ayşegül Sarıca (piano)
Program: A. Dvorak:Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op.33, C. Gounod:“Faust” Ballet Music, E. Tabakov:Five Bulgarian Dances
 
Tuesday, April 3 at 20:00
In Memory of Prof. Dr. İhsan Doğramacı
Program tba
 
Saturday, April 28 at 20:00
National Independence and Children’s Holiday Concert
Conductor: Ilyich Rivas
Bilkent Music and Ballet Primary School Students
Program: B. Bartok:“The Wooden Prince” Ballet Music, Sz.60

Saturday, May 5 at 20:00
Conductor: Gürer Aykal
Soloist: Alexander Ghindin (piano)
Program: S. Rachmaninov:Concerto for Piano No.2 in C minor, Op.18, A.D. Sinangil:Symphony No.6
 
Friday, May 11 at 20:00
Conductor: Tulio Gagliardo Varas
Soloists: Olga Kamornik (guitar), Asya Selyutina (guitar), Soner Egesel (guitar), Kağan Korad (guitar), Kürşad Terci (guitar)
Program: J. Rodrigo:“Concierto Madrigal”, N. Koshkin:Concertino for Five Guitars, G. Bizet:“L’Arlésinne” Suite
 
Tuesday, May 22 at 20:00
Conductor: Işın Metin
Bilkent and Yale University Boris Berman Piano Masterclass Students
Program: S. Prokofiev:Concerto for Piano No.4 in B flat major, Op.53, S. Rachmaninov:Symphonic Dances, Op.45
 
Saturday, May 26 at 20:00
Conductor: Işın Metin
Soloist: Boris Berman (piano)
Program: S. Prokofiev:Concerto for Piano No.4 in B flat major, Op.53, S. Rachmaninov:Symphonic Dances, Op.45
 
Thursday, June 28 at 21:00
Bilkent Odeon
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