Upcoming Performances & Anniversaries
Fazil Say
Born: January 14th, 1970
Country of origin: Turkey
Upcoming:
Istanbul Symphony
Conductor: Howard Griffiths
May 28th, 2012 | Tonhalle - Zürich - Switzerland
Neues Werk (Bearbeitung aus 'Patara') - Hommage à Mozart
June 13th, 2012 | Residenz, Kaisersaal - Würzburg - Germany
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News
04/23/2012
schott aktuell - the journal 3/2012 online
A featured theme in this years Salzburg Whitsun Festival is ‘Queen Cleopatra’. The legendary, beautiful Queen, shrouded in mystery has been the subject of literature and arts. Rodion Shchedrin chose the scene of Cleopatra’s death from her dramatic life for a work commissioned by the festival. This ...
03/02/2012
World première: Hezarfen by Fazil Say in Mannheim
Fazil Say has composed a thoroughly Turkish work for Mannheim: he has not only chosen to include the solo instrument and the rhythmic structures from the culture of his native land, but also the subject matter which has its origins in Istanbul. Hezarfen is the first name of the Osman aviation pioneer ...
02/23/2012
schott aktuell - the journal 2/2012 online
Hymns and their close relations odes and dithyrambs provide artistic expression for mankind’s desire to celebrate and sublimate existence, liberating us from the limitations of everyday existence and lifting us towards universal and even transcendental principles. In ancient times, the hymn ...
02/06/2012
Work of the Week - George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue uniquely describes the American spirit of the 1920s. Gershwin was one of the first composers who combined Jazz and classical music. The Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria tours Germany with this masterpiece for piano and orchestra. The Eurogress ...
08/01/2011
Work of the Week - Fazil Say: Variationen
The music of Turkish composer-pianist Fazil Say stands out in many ways and one of these is its connection between the Western-Europe and Turkish musical traditions. This trait is a focus in his newest work Variationen which will receive its world premiere on 4th August in Flensburg, ...
07/31/2011
World Première: Fazil Say's VARIATIONS at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Fazil Say Variationen ("Variations") for two pianos and percussion (2010) Commissioned by the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival 15’ Thema. Andantino - Variation I. Prestissimo - Variation II. Allegro Energico - Variation III. Lento "Elegia" - Finale ...
07/13/2011
World Première: Fazil Say's Clarinet Concerto KHAYYAM at Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Fazil Say Khayyam Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (2011) Commissioned by the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival 32’ I Allegro - II Andantino - Allegretto - III Andante • 16 Jul 2011 · Kiel (D) Schloss Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival 2011 Sabine Meyer, clarinet ...
06/21/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 4/2011 online
MUSIC IN BLOOM Flowers and Gardens: although we all use the same words, their meaning and significance can be completely different depending on our cultural background. Some of you may bring to mind roses or snowdrops; our ancestors, however, used the word for cherry or plum blossoms. I agree ...
06/15/2011
Say: String Quartet op. 29 - Sheet music for string quartet - Fazil Say composes from feelings and experiences and draws his inspiration from pictures, moods and colours. With this work he has written a highly praised piece for string quartets which underlines Says status ...
04/21/2011
schott aktuell - the journal 3/2011 online
21ST CENTURY CELLO CONCERTOS If you ask cellists about the special character of their instrument, they will above all enthuse about the cello’s extensive range and wide dynamic spectrum, taking in the sonorous ’masculine’ tone of the bass and the luminously bright timbre in the highest parts ...
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