Project Description

2022 – 2023

2022 – 2023

17 September 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Odeon

Pictures

Kevin Griffiths, conductor
Patrizia Ciofi, soprano

W. A. Mozart | Le Nozze di Figaro : “Porgi amor”
W. A. Mozart | Don Giovanni: “Crudele! Ah no, mio bene!”
P. I. Tchaikovsky | Yevgeni Onegin Operası, “Polonez”, Op.24
W. A. Mozart | Die Zauberflöte: “Ach, ich fühl’s”
W. A. Mozart | Idomeneo: “D’Oreste, d’Aiace”
M. Mussorgsky | Pictures at an Exhibition

24 -25 September 2022
Saturday 20.00
Sunday 15.00
Bilkent Odeon

Film Music Concert VI & VII

Elşad Bağırov, conductor

Forest Gump
Jurassic Park
Spiderman
Apollo 13
The Last Samurai
The Jungle Book
The Avengers
Hook
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
The Dark Knight Rises
La Vita e Bella

1 October 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Northern Lights

Claudio Vandelli, conductor
Kirill Troussov, violin

J. Sibelius | Finlandia Op. 26
J. Sibelius | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
E. Grieg | Peer Gynt Suite No.1 & No. 2

15 October 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Season Opening Concert

Olari Elts, conductor
Kerson Leong, violin

R. Strauss | Intermezzo Op.72 Waltz Scene
S. Prokofiev
 | Violin Concerto No.1, D Major, Op.19
J. Brahms | Symphony No.3, F Major, Op.90

22 October 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Seyyah: A World Premiere

Cem Mansur, conductor
Matthijs Koene, pan flute

G. Enescu | Romanian Rhapsody No.2, D Major, Op.11
A. Yurdusev | “Seyyah 1” for Pan Flute and Orchestra
J. Sibelius | Symphony No.5, E – flat Major, Op.82

29 October 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Republic’s 100th Anniversary Concerts No:1

Işın Metin, conductor
Oliver Jia, piano
Kerem Tuncer, violin
Elif Ece Cansever, violin
Bilkent Music Preparatory High School’s Choir

U.C. Erkin | Sinfonietta
O. Türkmen | Nomad (Concerto for String Orchestra, 2 Percussions, Piano and 2 Violins)
M. Sun | Cumhuriyet ve Kurtuluş Film Musics (Excerpts)
Rebuplic Anthems

5 November 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Handel & Adams

Christopher Moulds, conductor
Jake Arditti, countertenor

G. F. Handel | Rinaldo: “Venti, turbini”, HWV 7
G. F. Handel | Alcina: “Mi Lusinga il Dolce Affetto”, HWV 34
G. F. Handel | Belshazzar Oratorio: “Destructive War”, HWV 61
G. F. Handel | Rinaldo Overture
G. F. Handel | Ariodante: “Scherza Infida”
G. F. Handel | Alcina: “Sta nell’Ircana Pietrosa Tana”, HWV 34
J. G. Adams | Shaker Loops

12 November 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

In Memory of Atatürk – Republic’s 100th Anniversary Concerts No.II

Romain Dumas, conductor
Simon Ghraichy, piano

E. Grieg | Piano Concerto in A minor Op.16
M. Cetiz | Dedication
S. Barber | Adagio for Strings

19 November 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Titan

Pierre Bleuse, conductor
Salih Can Gevrek, piano
Luka Ispir, violin
Léo Ispir, violoncello

L. van Beethoven | Triple Concerto for Violin, Violoncello, Piano and Orchestra, C Major, Op.56
G. Mahler | Symphony No.1 “Titan”, D Major

26 November 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Images

Tito Ceccherini, conductor
Ogün Koyunoğlu, oboe

Z. Gedizlioğlu | Durak
W. A. Mozart | Oboe Concerto, C Major, K.314
C. Debussy | Images

3 December 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Petrushka in Love

Tito Ceccherini, conductor
Amihai Grosz, viola

P. Hindemith | Viola Concerto: “Der Schwanendreher”
I. Stravinsky | Petrushka

10 December 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Slavonic Dances

Can Okan, conductor
Daniel Lebhardt, piano

J. Brahms | Piano Concerto No.1, D minor, Op.15
A. Dvořák | Slavonic Dances Op.46

17 December 2022
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Emperor

Can Okan, conductor
Davide Cabassi, piano

L. van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No.5 (Emperor), Op. 73
S. Rachmaninoff | Symphony No.3, A minor, Op.44

29 – 30 December 2022
Thursday – Friday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

New Year’s Concerts

Matthew Coorey, conductor
Eleanor Lyons, soprano

J. Strauss II | “Die Fledermaus” Overture
J. Strauss II | “Die Fledermaus” Operetta: “Adeli Mein Herr Marquis”
J. Strauss II | Im Krapfenwald’l Polka-Française Op.336
J. Strauss II | Banditen-Galopp Polka, Op.378
F. Lehár | Giuditta: “Meine Lippen Sie Küssen So Heiss”
F. Lehár | Gold und Silber, Op.79
E. Kálmán | Die Csárdásfürstin: “Czardas Sylvia in den Bergen”
J. Strauss II | Eljen a Magyar Polka, Op.332
F. Lehár | Die lustige Witwe: “Es lebt eine Vilja”
J. Brahms | Hungarian Dance No:1
A. Dvořák | Rusalka: “Song to the Moon”
A. Dvořák | Slavonic Dances No.7
E. Kálmán | “Gräfin Mariza” Operetta: “Maricy Hör ich Zigeunergeigen”
J. Strauss II | An der schönen blauen Donau Op. 314

16 January 2023
Monday 19.00
Bilkent Erzurum Concert Hall

Bilkent Symphony Orchestra at Erzurum

İdil Arıcan, 1. violin
Aslı Deniz Bedel, 2. violin
Can Taylan, viola
Ekin Dila Demirtaş, violoncello
İlayda Yılmaz, clarinet

W. A. Mozart | Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581
J. S. Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
K. Karayev | 3 Miniatures
A. Piazzola | Libertango

4 February 2023
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Serenade Into The Night

J. S. Bach | Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

W. A. Mozart | Serenade for Winds in C minor K.388

F. Mendelssohn | String Symphony No.10

4 March 2023
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

We Believe in the Healing Power of Music!

Benjamin Yusupov, conductor

L. van Beethoven | Overture, Egmont, Op. 84
E. Satie | Gymnopédies (Orc. C. Debussy)
G. Mahler | Adagietto
L. van Beethoven | Symphony No. 7, A Major Op. 92

11 March 2023
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Souvenir de Florence

A. Corelli | Concerto Grosso D Major, Op. 6, No. 1
E. Elgar | Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
P. I. Tchaikovsky | Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70

18 March 2023
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Mozart & Prokofiev

Gürer Aykal, conductor
David Fray, piano

E. Grieg | Ase’s Death (from Peer Gynt No. 1, Op. 46)
W. A. Mozart | Piano Concerto No.21, C Major, K.467
S. Prokofiev | Romeo and Juliet (Excerpts)

3 April 2023
Monday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

İhsan Doğramacı Special Concert

Gürer Aykal, conductor
Gülsin Onay, piano

S. Rachmaninoff | Piano Concerto No.3
B. Smetana | The Moldau, E minor
N. Rimsky-Korsakov | Spanish Capriccio, A Major, Op.34

15 April 2023
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Symphonic Poem

Jean François Heisser, conductor
Miguel da Silva, viola
Pierre Fouchenneret, violin

W. A. Mozart | Sinfonia Concertante, E flat Major, K.364
C. Franck | Symphony in D minor

16 April 2023
Sunday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra

Atay Bağcı, conductor
Belit Çiftçi, violoncello

G. Rossini | Barber of Seville Overture
F. J. Haydn | Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra No.1 in C Major Hob.VIIb:1 I. Moderato
W. A. Mozart | Symphony No.39 E flat Major, K.543

29 April 2023
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Daniel Smith, conductor
Kit Armstrong, piano

C. Debussy | Prélude à “L’après-midi d’un faune” (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
F. Liszt | Piano Concerto No. 2
E. Elgar | Symphony No. 1, Op. 55, A-flat Major

21 May 2023
Sunday 15.00
Bilkent Odeon

“Republic is Virtue!”
100th Anniversary Concert with the Children of the Republic

Can Okan, conductor
Faculty of Music and Performing Arts soloists:
Ada Çağlar, violin
Arcan İsenkul, viola
Early Music Education Choir
Choir Instructors:
Betül Alpay
Cem Değirmen
Doğa Bilici
Hilal Bıçaklar
İlayda Erenler
Melis Çıklaçifçi

W. A. Mozart | The Abduction from the Seraglio, K.384
W. A. Mozart | Sinfonia Concertante K.364, 1st movement
P. I. Tchaikovsky | Swan Lake, Swan Theme
P. I. Tchaikovsky | Swan Lake, Valse
Republic Anthems

4 June 2023
Sunday 15.00
Bilkent Odeon

Gift for Children
Journey to Dream World

Vladimir Fanshil, conductor

Cartoon Collection
Cinderella
Ratatouille
The Prince of Egypt
Jungle Book
Iced Aged
Mickey Mouse March
Narnia
Shrek
101 Dalmatians
The Polar Express
Kung Fu Panda
Frozen

10 June 2023
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Odeon

Ode to Joy

Vladimir Fanshil, conductor
State Polyphonic Choir
Burak Onur Erdem, 
choirmaster

Feryal Türkoğlu, soprano
Aylin Ateş, mezzo-soprano
Ayhan Uştuk, tenor
Tuncay Kurtoğlu, bass

L. van Beethoven | Symphony No.9

24 June 2023
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Odeon

The World of John Williams
Film Musics Concert VII

Vladimir Fanshil, conductor

Olympic Fanfare and Theme
Harry Potter
Star Wars (Imperial March-Throne Room & End Title)
E.T. (Flying Theme)
Schindler’s List
Superman (March Theme)
Hook
Jaws (Shark Theme)
Jurassic Park
Scent of A Woman
Indiana Jones (Raiders March)

25 June 2023
Sunday 20.00
Bilkent Odeon

The World of Hans Zimmer
Film Musics Concert VII

Vladimir Fanshil, conductor

The Dark Knight Rises
Pearl Harbor
Madagascar
Man of Steel
The Little Prince
Gladiator
Wonder Woman
Inception
The Last Samurai
Interstellar
Pirates of the Caribbean