Borusan Philharmonic Orchestra

Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIFO), one of the most prestigious orchestras in Turkey, will open 2011-2012 concert season on October 13.

The orchestra hosts various famous soloists. This season, most of the concerts will be conducted by Sascha Goetzel, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. The concerts will take place at Lütfi Kırdar Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC), Harbiye and at Caddebostan Cultural Center Concert Hall. All concerts begin at 20:00.

Discounted season tickets for regular attendees will be on sale through Biletix and at the box office of Caddebostan Kültür Merkezi between September 24 and 29. Single tickets can be purchased through Biletix as of October 8, 2011.

Venues
Caddebostan Kültür Merkezi
Haldun Taner Sokak, 11 - Caddebostan-Kadıköy
Tel: (216) 467 36 00

Lütfi Kırdar  - Istanbul Kongre ve Sergi Sarayı
Darülbedai Caddesi - Harbiye
Tel: (212) 296 30 55

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2011-2012 program of BIFO
Thursday, October 13 –Lütfi Kirdar ICEC
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Soloist: Vadim Repin (violin)
Program: Berlioz: Le Carnaval romain, Op.9, Lalo: Symphonie espagnole in D minor, Op.21, Strauss R.: Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche, Schmitt: The Tragedy of Salome, Op. 50

Monday, October 17 – Caddebostan Cultural Center
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Soloist: Vadim Repin (violin)
Program: Britten: Simple Symphony, Op.4, Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D minor
Bizet/Waxman: Carmen Fantasie for Violin and Orchestra, Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 in D Major, “Classical”, Op.25

Wednesday, November 16 – Caddebostan Cultural Center
Thursday, November 17 –Lütfi Kirdar ICEC
In Memory of A. Adnan Saygun
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Soloist: Gülsin Onay (piano)
Program: Mussorgsky: Kovanshchina Introduction (Rimsky-Korsakov), Saygun: Piano Concerto No.1, Op.34, Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz. 116

Monday, November 28 - Caddebostan Cultural Center
Classical for all Seasons
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Soloist: Özgür Ünaldı (piano)
Program: Schubert: Overture in D Major, D590 “in the Italian Style”, Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K466, Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21

Friday, December 9 –Lütfi Kirdar ICEC
Dreams of a Pianist
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Soloist: Daniil Trifonov (piano)
Program: Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1, S.110/2, Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, Strauss R.: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30, TrV176

Tuesday, December 20  and Friday, December 21– Lütfi Kırdar ICEC
Two Stars… A Premiere
Conductor: Gürer Aykal
Soloists: Fazıl Say (piano), Sabine Meyer (clarinet)
Program: Weber: Der Freischütz Overture, Say: Clarinet Concerto, “Hayyam” (Turkish premier), Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, Op.23

Thursday, January 12, 2012 - Lütfi Kirdar ICEC
New Year’s Concert
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Soloist: Elena Fink (soprano)
Program: Strauss II: Die Fledermaus Overture,  “Mein Herr Marquis” from Die Fledermaus, Einzugs-Marsch (Entrance March) from Der Zigeunerbaron, Op.327, “Spiel ich die Unschuld vom Lande” from Die Fledermaus, Der Zigeunerbaron Overture, “Klänge der Heimat” (Csárdás) from Die Fledermaus, Egyptian March, Op.335, Emperor Waltz, Op.437, Strauss, Josef: Dorfschwalben aus Österreich, Waltz for Orchestra, Op.164”, Polka schnell, “Ohne Sorgen”, Op.271, Delirien Waltz, Op.212,  Lehár: “Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiss” from Guiditta

Thursday, February 23, 2012 - Lütfi Kirdar ICEC
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Soloist: Branfort Marsalis (saxophone)
Program: Copland: Clarinet Concerto (transcribed for soprano sax by B. Marsalis), Schulhoff/Bennet: Hot-Sonate for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, Williams, J.: Escapades for Saxophone and Orchestra, Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67

Thursday, March 8, 2012 - Lütfi Kirdar ICEC
Midas’ın Kulakları – The Ears of Midas (F. Tüzün)
Opera in Concerto
Conductor: Gürer Aykal
Director: Yekta Kara
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Choir
Chorus director: Can Okan & Deniz Sever

Thursday, March 29, 2012 – Lütfi Kirdar ICEC
Music Beyond Time
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Soloist: Martin Grubinger (percussions)
Program: Dorman: “Frozen in Time”, Concerto for multi percussion and orchestra, Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D Major, “Titan”

Thursday, April 12, 2010 - Lütfi Kirdar ICEC
Music Meets Arts
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Program: Stravinsky: Petroushka (12’), Ravel: Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No.2, Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

Thursday, April 26, 2012 – Lütfi Kirdar ICEC
In Memory of Leyla Gencer
Carmen (G. Bizet) –Opera in Concert
Four-act opera in French with Turkish subtitles
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Director: Yekta Kara
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Choir
Chorus directors: Can Okan & Deniz Sever
Borusan Children’s Choir
Children’s chorus master:Gülsen Yavuzkal

Monday, April 30, 2012 - Caddebostan Cultural Center
Summer Nights
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Soloist: Anna Labkovskaja, mezzosorano
Program: Berlioz: Les nuits d’été, Op.7, Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C Major, “Jupiter”, K551

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 – Caddebostan Cultural Center
Thursday, May 10, 2012 – Lütfi Kirdar ICEC
You Wish We Play
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Soloist: Michèle Crider (soprano)
Program: Strauss R.: Four Last Songs, TrV 296, BIPO Favorites  -  The pieces to be performed in the second part of the concert will be chosen by BİFO Classical Card holders’ votes.

 

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