27 September 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Odeon

Ayyub Guliyev, conductor
Azerbaijan Opera and Ballet Theatre

Albina Shagimuratova, soprano
Mariinsky Theatre

Ekaterina Lukash, mezzo soprano (1st prize)
Otabek Nazirov, tenor (1st prize)
Ekaterina Begunovich, soprano (2nd prize)
Ivan Borodulin, countertenor (3th prize)
Valentina Pravdina, soprano (4th prize)

Glinka | Bellini | Verdi | Bizet | Saint-Saëns | Tchaikovsky | Niyazi

11 October 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Season Opening Concert

Jaume Santonja, conductor
Inmo Yang, violin

A. Dvořák | Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53
G. Mahler | Symphony No.5

18 October 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Do You Like Brahms?

Jaume Santonja, conductor
Eldbjørg Hemsing, violin

J. Sibelius | Violin Concerto, Op.47
J. Brahms | Symphony No.3 in F Major, Op.90

25 October 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Concert of the Republic of Türkiye

Can Okan, conductor
Korkmaz Can Sağlam, piano

F. Chopin | Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21
M. Sun | Cumhuriyet, Başlangıç Müziği
F. Tüzün | Türk Kapriçyosu
U. C. Erkin | Sinfonietta
M. Sun | Cumhuriyet, Bozkır
C. R. Rey | Türkiye Süiti

1 November 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Halloween Concert

Tolga Atalay Ün, conductor

J. Williams | Harry Potter
C. Gounod | Funeral March of a Marionetta
R. Djawadi | Game of Thrones
C. Saint-Saëns | Danse Macabre
J. Williams | Star Wars Darth Vader Theme
E. Grieg | “In the Hall of the Mountain King” – Peer Gynt
D. Elfman | Spider Man
M. de Falla | “Ritual Fire Dance” – El Amor Brujo
H. Zimmer | The Dark Knight Rises
K. Badelt | Pirates of the Caribbean

8 November 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

In Memory of Atatürk

Tolga Atalay Ün, conductor
Miguel da Silva, viola
Nusret İspir, clarinet

O. Yıldırım | World Premiere
M. Bruch | Concerto for Clarinet and Viola, E minor, Op. 88
P. I. Tchaikovsky | Symphony No.1, Op.13

15 November 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Howes & Korngold & Weill

Vladimir Fanshil, conductor
Carolin Widmann, violin

A. Howes | Luminifera
E. Korngold | Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.35
K. Weill | Symphony No.2

22 November 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Schubert & Rachmaninoff & Sibelius

Julio García Vico, conductor
Dimitry Shishkin, piano

F. Schubert | Overture in the Italian Style in C Major, D. 591
S. Rachmaninoff | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43
J. Sibelius | Symphony No.5, Op.82, E flat Major

29 November 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky

Moritz Gnann, conductor
Victor Julien Laferriére, violoncello

S. Prokofiev | Sinfonia Concertante, E minor, Op.125
P. I. Tchaikovsky | Symphony No.6, B minor, Op.74, “Pathétique”

6 December 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Beethoven & Dvořák

Moritz Gnann, conductor
Kristóf Baráti, violin

L. van  Beethoven | Violin Concerto in D Major
A. Dvořák | Symphony No.7 in D minor, Op.70

13 December 2025 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Dvořák & Szymanowski & Copland

Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

A. Dvořák | Carnival Overture, Op.92
K. Szymanowski | Violin Concerto No.2, Op.61, A minor
A. Copland | Appalachian Spring

26 – 27  December 2025 Friday – Saturday | 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

New Year’s Concerts

Romain Dumas, conductor
Jasmin Delfs, soprano

The program will be announced later.

7 February 2026 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Schumann & Brahms

Michael Maciaszczyk, conductor
Lucas Debargue, piano

R. Schumann | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54
J. Brahms | Symphony No.1, Op.68

14 February 2026 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Valentine’s Day Concert

Can Okan, şef
Romain Leleu, trumpet

N. Rota | Strada
E. Morricone | Cinema Paradiso
C. Chaplin | Limelight
N. Rota | Otto e mezzo
N. Rota | The Godfather Triology
E. Morricone | Per un pugno di dollari
L. Bernstein | West Side Story – America

25 February 2026 Wednesday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

In Memory of İhsan Doğramacı

Gürer Aykal, conductor
Özgecan Günöz, violin

C. W. Gluck | Orfeo ed Euridice
M. Bruch | Violin Concerto No.1, G minor, Op.26
R. Schumann | Symphony No.4, Op.120

7 March 2026 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

İhsan Doğramacı International Composition Competition Concert

Gürer Aykal, conductor
Valeriy Sokolov, violin
Gökhan Aybulus, piano

The program will be announced later.

14 March 2026 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Elgar & Bruckner

Adrien Perruchon, conductor
Anne Gastinel, violoncello

E. Elgar | Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
A. Bruckner | Symphony No.6, A Major

28 March 2026 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Mozart & Rodrigo & Stravinsky

Eiji Oue, conductor
Krzysztof Meisinger, guitar

W. A. Mozart | The Marriage of Figaro Overture
J. Rodrigo | Guitar Concerto
I. Stravinsky | Rite of Spring

3 April 2026 Friday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

İhsan Doğramacı Special Concert

Gürer Aykal, conductor
Tuna Bilgin, piano

W. A. Mozart | Piano Concerto No.17, KV453, G Major
W. A. Mozart | Symphony No.40, G minor

11 April 2026 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Mozart & Ravel

Julien Masmondet,conductor
Gülsin Onay, piano

W. A. Mozart | Piano Concerto, No.21, K467
M. Ravel | Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No.1&2

18 April 2026 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

French Inspiration

Julien Masmondet, conductor
Mathilde Calderini, flute

A. Roussel | Le festin de l’araignée, Op.17
J. Ibert | Flute Concerto
F. Poulenc | Sinfonietta

25 April 2026 Saturday| 18.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

BSO Kids Concert

Tolga Atalay Ün, conductor
Music Preparatory Primary and Secondary School Choir
Hilal Bıçaklar, choirmaster

S. Egüz | 23 Nisan
H. B. Yönetken | 23 Nisan Kutlu Olsun
H. Toraganlı | 23 Nisan
H. Toraganlı | Atam
Y. Tura | Çocuklar Kardeş Oldu mu…
Y. Tura | Do Re Mi
E. Torlular | Karadeniz Türküsü
B. Coulais | Vois sur ton chemin
J. M. Martin | Come to the Music
P. Collins | Trashing the camp
Arr. L. Cheney | Tingalayo
Arr. M. Holdsworth | Tafta Hindi

6 June 2026 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Odeon

BSO & Fazıl Say

Murat Cem Orhan, conductor
Fazıl Say, piano

The program will be announced later.

13 June 2026 Saturday| 20.00
Bilkent Odeon

Music from the Films of
Tim Burton

*Beetlejuice
*Batman/Batman Returns
*The Nightmare Before Christmas
*Alice in Wonderland
*Edward Scissorhands
*Dark Shadows
*Corpse Bride
*Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
*Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
*Mars Attack!