27 September 2025
Saturday
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)
Valentina Pravdina, soprano (4th prize)
Kirill Popov, tenor (honourable mention)

M. Glinka | Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
N. Rimsky-Korsakov | The Golden Cockerel: “Hymn to the sun”
G. Donizetti | La fille du regiment: “Tonio’s Cavatina ‘Ah mes amis’”
G. Verdi | La Traviata: “Violetta’s Aria”
G. Donizetti | L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”
V. Bellini | Norma: “Cavatina di Norma”
G. Bizet | Carmen: “Habanera”
G. Verdi | La Traviata: “Parigi, o cara”
G. Puccini | Le Villi: “La Tregenda”
G. Puccini | La Boheme: “Rodolfo’s Aria”
G. Verdi | Otello: “Desdemona’s Prayer”
C. Saint-Saëns | Samson et Dalila: “Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix”
C. Gounod | Faust: “Jewel Song”
Niyazi | Vals
U. Hacıbeyli | Arşın Mal Alan “Asker’in Şarkısı”
J. Offenbach | Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle
J. Offenbach | Les Contes d’Hoffmann: La Chanson d’Olympia
G. Verdi | Rigoletto: “La donna mobile”

11 October 2025
Saturday
Bilkent Concert Hall

Jaume Santonja, conductor
Inmo Yang, violin

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

18 October 2025
Saturday
Bilkent Concert Hall

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
Bilkent Concert Hall

Mustafa Mehmandarov, conductor
Korkmaz Can Sağlam, piano

F. Chopin | Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21
M. Sun | Cumhuriyet, Başlangıç Müziği
C. R. Rey | Türkiye Süiti (VIII, II, X.)
U. C. Erkin | Sinfonietta (III.)
M. Sun | Cumhuriyet, Bozkır
F. Tüzün | Çayda Çıra

1 November 2025
Saturday
Bilkent Concert Hall

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
Bilkent Concert Hall

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

İ. D. Oğuz | I came from the adventures of these years… (World Premiere)
M. Bruch | Concerto for Clarinet and Viola, E minor, Op. 88
P. I. Tchaikovsky | Symphony No.1, Op.13