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Work of the Week - Fazil Say: Istanbul Symphony
On Saturday 13 March 2010, Fazil Say’s Istanbul Symphony will be given its world premiere at the Konzerthaus Dortmund in Germany. Commissioned by the WDR (West German Broadcasting) and the Konzerthaus Dortmund, the performance will form part of the “Ruhr.2010 European Capital of Culture” celebrations. Scored for a large orchestra with additional Turkish traditional instruments, the 45 minute composition will be performed by the West German Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Howard Griffiths.
Fazil Say completed the work in 2009 and the premiere will conclude the composer-pianist’s residency as artist in focus at the Konzerthaus Dortmund. Constructed in seven movements reflecting the seven-hilled city, each section gives a different view point of the city with the complete work presenting a symphonic portrait of Istanbul. Say’s first symphony also bridges the two current European Capitals of Culture, Istanbul and the Ruhr District in Germany.
Further performances are planned in autumn 2010, when the “Zeitinsel” concert series of the Konzerthaus Dortmund will take place in Istanbul.
(03/08/2010)
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03/08/2010
Work of the Week - Fazil Say: Istanbul Symphony
On Saturday 13 March 2010, Fazil Say’s Istanbul Symphony will be given its world premiere at the Konzerthaus Dortmund in Germany. Commissioned by the WDR (West German Broadcasting) and the Konzerthaus Dortmund, ...
02/22/2010
Work of the Week - Aribert Reimann: Medea
On Sonntag, Februar 28, the Vienna State Opera is presenting the world première of Aribert Reimann's Medea . 10 years after the creation of The House of Bernarda Alba it is the long-awaited ...
02/17/2010
Work of the Week - Gavin Bryars: Piano Concerto "The Solway Canal"
On 19 February 2010, Ralph van Raat performs the world premiere of Gavin Bryars’ Piano Concerto (The Solway Canal) . This is the first time Bryars has written for the genre, up until now almost deliberately avoiding the ...
02/08/2010
Work of the Week - Fazil Say: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Fazil Say's Sonata for violin and piano will be performed at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris on 9th February with the violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the composer himself at the piano. ...
02/01/2010
Work of the Week - Michael Tippett: Divertimento on "Sellinger´s Round"
The Divertimento on "Sellinger´s Round" for chamber orchestra is one of Sir Michael Tippett’s most popular concert works. Commissioned by Paul Sacher and written between 1953 and 1954, around the same ...
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