SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2019 CONCERT WITH ISTANBUL BIENNIAL AT SAN PACIFICO CHURCH, BÜYÜKADA

On Sunday 22 September, 7.00pm, a string orchestra of musicians from the London music colleges and the Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra performed a concert at San Pacifico, Büyükada, in partnership with Istanbul Biennial and Ulysses Arts, supported by Adalar Municipality and the European Union Delegation to Turkey.

Musicians from London's Royal College of Music, Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Imperial College, Hamburg Hochschule für Musik und Theater and Bulgaria National Academy of Music will join forces with members of the Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme including Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings, Yalçın Tura, Enginlerden Yucelerden (From Seashore, From Highlands), Hindemith, Variations for Clarinet and Strings, and Donizetti, Clarinet Concertino, with soloist Özlem Çelik from the Samsun State Opera Orchestra.

PRESS (in Turkish)

Thank you very much for your kindness and for your perfect conducting of my music. Many thanks also for the musicians for their understanding for their understanding and intelligently rendering of my work. Special thanks also to Ariane Zandi.' [solo 'cello]
Yalçin Tura

TURKEY - CONCERT TOUR TO BÜYÜKADA AND HEYBELIADA, ISTANBUL, SEPTEMBER 2018

In September 2018, James Ross led a tour of musicians from The Purcell School for Young Musicians for concerts at the Ruhban School, Heybeliada (29 Sep), and at the Anadolu Club, Büyükada (30 Sep), near Istanbul, in partnership with the Islands Council  and Adalar Municipality, with accomodation generously supported by Kartal Municipality.

The UK-based musicians performed alongside Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra members, including Purcell, Abdelazar; Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Sinfonietta; CPE Bach, Flute Concerto in D Minor with soloist Hannah Capstick; Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Elgar, Introduction and Allegro, and Bartók,, Romanian Folk Dances. The tour  also included coaching sessions, workshops and performing alongside the Islands Children's Orchestra, established by the Music Foundation for Peace, including music especially composed by members of The Purcell School Composition Department.

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Rubhan School, Heybeliada

The Ruhban School, Heybeliada

The Anadolu Club, Büyükada