Izmir Festival > Past Festivals > 20th International Izmir Festival
20th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
June 12, Monday
Gündoğdu Square
THE HARMONIC BAND OF THE TURKISH ARMED FORCES
Conductor: Halil Aşık
OPENING CONCERT (In memory of Ahmet Piriştina)
June 15, Thursday
The Great Theater, Ephesus
“THE TURKISH FIVE UNDER THE BATON OF RENOWNED FIVE CONDUCTORS”
İZMİR STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conductors and Programme
İbrahim YAZICI: Ulvi Cemal Erkin’s “Köçekçe”
Naci Özgüç: Cemal Reşit Rey’s “Türkiye-senfonik şiir”
Rengim GÖKMEN: Ahmet Adnan Saygun’s “Orkestra İçin Çeşitlemeler”
Erol ERDİNÇ: Necil Kazım Akses’s “İtrî’nin Nevâ-Kâr-ı Üzerine Scherzo”
Gürer AYKAL: Hasan Ferit Anlar’s “Prelüd ve İki Dans”
June 17, Saturday
Celsus Library
COTTESMORE SCHOOL CHAPEL CHOIR
Featuring AKADEMİ İKSEV CHILDREN CHORUS
June 19, Monday
Celsus Library
W.A. MOZART: “LA CLEMENZA DI TITO”
(Opera, in 2 acts – concert version)
AKBANK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Cem Mansur
IPSWICH CHORAL SOCIETY
Chorus Master: Stephen Ramsey
June 21, Wednesday
Culturepark Open-air Theatre
HALDUN TANER: “KEŞANLI ALİ DESTANI”
İZMİR STATE THEATRE
Director: Bülent Arın
June 23, Friday
Culturepark Open-air Theatre
IAN ANDERSON plays the
ORCHESTRAL JETHRO TULL
BİLKENT YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conductor: John O’hara
Soloist: Ian Anderson
June 26, Monday
Sabancı Cultural Palace
MERAGA’dan SYMRNA’ya
İZMİR STATE CLASSICAL TURKISH MUSIC CHORUS
Conductor: Hayati Çifçi
Soloist: Melihat Gülses
June 30, Friday
Celsus Library
TUNCAY YILMAZ &
MOSCOW MUSICA VIVA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Alexander Rudin
Soloist: Tuncay Yılmaz, violin
July 3, Monday
Culturepark Open-air Theatre
YAMATO “The Drummers of Japan”
Artistic Director: Masa Ogawa
July 5, Wednesday
Çeşme Fortress
“IN THE SPIRIT OF MOZART”
CHICK COREA
with THE BAYERISCHE KAMMERPHILHARMONIE
July 8, Saturday
Çeşme Fortress
“FADO CONCERT”
KATIA GUERREIRO
July 13, Thursday
Çeşme Fortress
“OMARA PORTUONDO”
Flor de Amor Tour
July 18, Tuesday
Celsus Library
KELSOS ENSEMBLE
Conductor: Nikos Nikolaides
July 20, Thursday
The Great Theatre, Ephesus
SOPHOKLES: “ANTIGONE”
ANKARA STATE THEATRE
Director: Ayşe Emel Mesci
August 19, Saturday
The Great Theatre, Ephesus
MEDITERRANEAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Jacques Mercier
August 20, Sunday
Pergamon Asklepieon Theatre
MEDITERRANEAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Jacques Mercier
