Project Description
2024-2025
2024 – 2025
7 September 2024
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Odeon
Flying Orchestra
A Musical Fairy Tale
Murat Cem Orhan, conductor
Öznur Serçeler, narrator
Cartoon Collections * Jungle Book
H. Griffiths | The Flying Orchestra
21 September 2024
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Odeon
The Lord of The Rings
Can Okan, conductor
Saygun Philharmonic Choir
Çiğdem Aytepe, choirmaster
The Fellowship of the Ring | The Prophecy
The Fellowship of the Ring | Concerning Hobbits
The Fellowship of the Ring | The Shadow of the Past
The Fellowship of the Ring | A Knife in the Dark
The Fellowship of the Ring | The Bridge of Khazad Dum
The Two Towers | The Riders of Rohan
The Two Towers | Evenstar
The Two Towers | Isengard Unleashed
The Two Towers | Gollum’s Song
The Two Towers | Forth Eorlingas
The Return of the King | Hope and Memory
The Return of the King | Minas Tirith
The Return of the King | The Fields of the Pelennor
The Return of the King | The White Tree
5 October 2024
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Odeon
The Planets
Romain Dumas, conductor
Umut Yıldız, narrator
G. Holst | The Planets, Op.32
12 October 2024
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall
Opera Gala
Season Opening Concert
Romain Dumas, conductor
Sheva Tehoval, soprano
27 October 2024
Sunday 15.00
Bilkent Odeon
Concert of The Republic of Türkiye
Tolga Atalay Ün, conductor
BLIS-Bilkent Laboratory&International School
İDV Özel Bilkent Schools
BİLKENT Music Preparatory School Choirs
A. A. Saygun | Suite (Meşeli)
C. R. Rey | Türkiye (selections)
U. C. Erkin | Sinfonietta (III. movement)
F. Tüzün | Esintiler, Final
Anthems of The Republic of Türkiye
2 November 2024
Saturday 18.00
Bilkent Concert Hall
Halloween Concert
Bilkent Brass Ensemble
Krasimir Konyarov, trumpet
Onurcan Çağatay, trumpet
Renato Lupu, trumpet
Mustafa Kaplan, horn
Ceren Çelik, horn
Julian Lupu, trumpet
Cem Güngör, trombone
Mehmet Ali Baydar, trombone
Aleksey Medvedev, trombone
Noriyoshi Murakami, tuba
Aydın Mecid, percussion
Efe Sağıroğluları, percussion
Batu Özcan, percussion
H. Tonomura | Transylvania from DuckTales
L. Raine | Spirit of Hospitality from Celeste
A. Mori | Graveyard, Forest, and Ice Palace From Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins
K. Totaka | The Main Theme from Luigi’s Mansion
K. Tajima | Ending Theme from Splatterhouse
G. Kirkhope | Mad Monster Mansion from Banjo-Kazooie
T. Fox | The World Revolving from Deltarune
N. Uematsu | The Phantom Train from Final Fantasy 6
K. Kondo | Big Boo’s Haunt” from Super Mario
D. Elfman | The Nightmare Before Christmas
9 November 2024
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall
In Memory of Atatürk
Murat Cem Orhan, conductor
Çağ Erçağ, violoncello
TRT Ankara Radio Polyphonic Choir
Elnara Kerimova, choirmaster
Çınar Onur Öner, tenor
Semih Aşık, baritone
M. Cetiz | Cello Concerto *World Premiere
G. Puccini | Messa di Gloria
16 November 2024
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall
Eroica
Julien Masmondet, conductor
François Dumont, piano
M. Ravel | Alborada del Gracioso
M. Ravel | Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
L. van Beethoven | Symphony No.3 “Eroica”
23 November 2024
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall
Fauré: Requiem
Julien Masmondet, conductor
Marc Gruber, horn
Nihan İnan, soprano
Anıl Güntekin, baritone
Saygun Philharmonic Choir
Çiğdem Aytepe, choirmaster
W. A. Mozart | Don Giovanni Ouverture
W. A. Mozart | Horn Concerto No.3, K447
G. Fauré | Requiem
30 November 2024
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall
“Four Last Songs”
Christian Schumann, conductor
Hailey Clark, soprano
R. Strauss | “Four Last Songs”
J. Brahms | Symphony No.1, Op.68
6 December 2024
Friday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall
Schubert 5: Breezy Cheerfulness
Taavi Oramo, conductor
Jonathan Roozeman, violoncello
J. Sibelius | Karelia Suite, Op.11
E. Lalo | Violoncello Concerto
F. Schubert | Symphony No.5
*Türkiye & Finland 100th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations
14 December 2024
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall
“Bruckner 200”
Jaome Santonja, conductor
Arthur Hinnewinkel, piano
R. Schumann | Piano Concerto, Op.54
A. Bruckner | Symphony No.4
* Bruckner’s 200th Birth Anniversary
21 December 2024
Saturday 20.00
Bilkent Concert Hall
A German Requiem
Jiri Rozen, conductor
Victoria Khoroshunova, soprano
Uğur Atasoy, baritone
Saygun Philharmonic Choir
Çiğdem Aytepe, choirmaster
J. Brahms | Ein Deutsches Requiem