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33rd INTERNATIONAL IZMIR FESTIVAL  

25th May – 1st July  2019

Opening Concert

25th May 2019 Saturday ● 21.00 ● Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Centre

AN EVENING OF CHOPIN WITH GÜLSİN ONAY

GÜLSİN ONAY, piano

Program

Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for piano No. 1 in B minor, Mazurka for piano No. 13, Ballade for piano No. 2 in F major, Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Ballade for piano No. 3 in A flat major

Frédéric Chopin: Variations brillantes on "Je vends des scapulaires" from Hérold's Ludovic, for piano in B flat major, Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor

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28th May 2019 Tuesday ● 21.00 ● 9th September University Sabancı Culture Centre

CONCERTGEBOUW JAZZ ORCHESTRA (JOC)

Rob Horsting, conductor

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30th May 2019 Thursday ● 21.00 ● Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Centre

DE SANGRE Y RAZA FLAMENCO COMPANY

“CARMEN BY MÉRIMÉE”

Juan Manuel PRIETO, Choreographer

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11th June 2019 Tuesday ● 21.00 ● Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Centre

LOVE AND PASSION, FATE AND LUCK

ANA LAINS

Paulo LOUREİRO, piano

Bruno CHAVEİRO, portuguese guitar

Carlos LOPES, acordeon

João COELHO, drums

Hugo GANHÃO, Bass

12th June 2019 Wednesday ● 21.00 ● Kızlarağası Hanı Kemeraltı

SOPRANO/ BASS ALLATURCA

“NEW REVIEWS”

Nihat DEMİRKOL, piano

Oya ERGÜN, soprano

Alpaslan MATER, bass

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14th June 2019 Cuma ● 21.00 ● Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Centre

ORCHESTRE PHILHARMONIQUE DU LUXEMBOURG & YUJA WANG

Gustavo GIMENO, Conductor

Yuja WANG, piano

Program

P. I. Tchaikovsky                           The Tempest, Op.18

G. Gershwin                                  Rhapsody İn Blue

D. Shostakovich                            Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102

I. Stravinsky                                  The Firebird

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17th June 2019 Monday ● 21.00 ● Elhamra Opera House

Film

LEYLA GENCER: LA DIVA TURCA

Selçuk METİN, producer, editor 
Zeynep ORAL, scenario (& texts)
Gökhan TURNALI, director of photography 
Halit ERGENÇ, narrator 
Produced by: Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV)
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18th June 2019 Tuesday ● 21.00 ● Ephesus Odeon

BOULANGER TRIO

Karla HALTENWANGER, piano

Birgit ERZ, violin

Ilona KINDT, cello

Program

Clara Schumann, Trio in G minor op.17

Paul Juon, Litaniae op. 70

Robert Schumann, Trio in F major op. 80

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25th June 2019 Monday ● 21.00 ● Celsus Library/Ephesus

AN ITALIAN BREEZE AT THE CELSUS LIBRARY

Mariasole MAININI, soprano

Nile SENATORE, tenor

Giorgio D’ALONZO, piano

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27th June 2019 Thursday  ● 21.00 ● Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Centre

Composers from Izmir or currently living in Izmir

EGE UNIVERSITY STATE TURKISH MUSIC CONSERVATOIRE

CLASSICAL TURKISH MUSIC CHOIR

Producer & Director: Halil İbrahim YÜKSEL

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1 July 2019 Monday ● 21.00 ● Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Centre

SHANGHAI PHILARMONIC ORCHESTRA & FAZIL SAY

Liang ZHANG, Conductor

Fazıl SAY, piano

Program

L. van Beethoven                                 Piano Concerto No.3 (TBC)

1. Dvorak                                        Symphony No 6.