HACETTEPE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT BRITISH EMBASSY ANKARA: APRIL 2025
James Ross conducts a concert of music by Henry Purcell and from his recent Albion Records album, Royal Throne of Kings: Vaughan Williams and Shakespeare, with Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra and members of Hacettepe University State Conservatory drama department, on 17 April 2025, at the British Embassy in Ankara, sponsored by Gilan and The Nightingale Group. Review by Şhafik Kahramankaptan in Sanattan Yansimalar |
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RUŞEN GÜNEŞ INTERNATIONAL VIOLA COMPETITION
ANKARA, MARCH 2025
The final round and concert of the Ruşen Güneş International Viola Competition on 12 March 2025 was held at Hacettepe State Conservatoire in Ankara, with Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Ross, including the first performance of Boran Mert, Medhal for Viola and Orchestra.
Competition Final: prize winner performance
PRESS: Sattanyansimalar
ANKARA, MARCH 2025
The final round and concert of the Ruşen Güneş International Viola Competition on 12 March 2025 was held at Hacettepe State Conservatoire in Ankara, with Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Ross, including the first performance of Boran Mert, Medhal for Viola and Orchestra.
Competition Final: prize winner performance
PRESS: Sattanyansimalar
TRT RADYO 3
22 DECEMBER 2024: TRT Radyo 3 kanalında: Defne Kayhan presents the 'Müziğe Adanmış Yaşamlar' / 'Lives Dedicated to Music' programme, featuring works from Albion Records' Royal Throne of Kings Vaughan Williams & Shakespeare album, conducted by James Ross.
22 DECEMBER 2024: TRT Radyo 3 kanalında: Defne Kayhan presents the 'Müziğe Adanmış Yaşamlar' / 'Lives Dedicated to Music' programme, featuring works from Albion Records' Royal Throne of Kings Vaughan Williams & Shakespeare album, conducted by James Ross.
HACETTEPE STATE CONSERVATOIRE, ANKARA, 2023
James Ross leads masterclasses for postgraduate conducting students studying in the class of Rengim Gökmen at Hacettepe State Conservatory, Ankara.
James Ross leads masterclasses for postgraduate conducting students studying in the class of Rengim Gökmen at Hacettepe State Conservatory, Ankara.
SUNA KAN INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION: 17-21 OCTOBER 2022
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James Ross is pleased to serve on the jury of the Second Sun Kan International Violin Competition in Ankara in October 2022, joining Hande Küden (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Tayfun Bozok (ex-Concertmaster, Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra and First Violin, Bozok String Quartet), Pelin Halkacı Akin (Leader, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra), Reyyan Yücelen Başaran, Zornitsa Ilarionova and Andrea Solinas. Read more in Turkish in ANDANTE. |
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16 JULY 2022, 8PM: BÜYÜKADA ENSEMBLE SOLOISTS STRING QUARTET CONCERT: SAN PACIFICO KILISESI: BORODIN, Scherzo (from Les Vendredis) SHOSTAKOVICH, String Quartet No. 8, Op. 110 FAURÉ, Pavane RAVEL, String Quartet |
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26 SEPTEMBER 2021: ANKARA KENT FILARMONI ORKESTRASI AT THE NEW PRESIDENTIAL SYMPNONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT HALL, ANKARA James Ross conducted the inaugural concert of the Ankara City Philharmonic Orchestra, supported by Ankara Metropolitan Municipality and Ankara Kent Konseyi, with soloists Mehmet Yılmaz (bass) and Görkem Ezgi Yıldırım (soprano): Shostakovich, Festive Overture Saygun, Suite for Orchestra Op. 14 Borodin, In the Steppes of Central Asia and Polovtsian Dances Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite (1919) Saygun, Bozlak Muammer Sun, Bozkırın Sesi (Voice of the Steppe) Erkin, Köçekçe Hüdayda (arr. Eray İnal) with Alper Kıraç, bağlama |
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19 SEPTEMBER 2020: LIVE BROADCAST
BÜYÜKADA ENSEMBLE CONCERT AT SAN PACIFICO CHURCH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EU DELEGATION TO ANKARA, ADALAR AND ISTANBUL MUNICIPALITIES, RECORDED FOR IBB TV
Warlock, Capriol Suite
Debussy, Danse sacrée et danse profane (Yonca Atar, harp)
Saygun, Allegretto: Partita for 'Cello (Lale Efendiev, 'cello)
Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht
Büyükada Ensemble members from The Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra alumni, London's Royal College of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Camarata Schweiz and Hochschule for Music and Drama Hamburg.
The performance took place with audience on-line only, in compliance with Turkish Ministry of Culture regulations, on IBB TV and on YouTube.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2388575654780344
Supported by the European Union Delegation to Ankara, Adalar and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipalities.
Released on 12 March 2021. Click above to download on iTunes with digital booklet
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Released on 18 December 2020. Click above to download on iTunes
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22 SEPTEMBER 2019 CONCERT WITH ISTANBUL BIENNIAL: SAN PACIFICO CHURCH, BÜYÜKADA
On 22 September 2019, Büyükada Ensemble 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 joined forces with members of the Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme including Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings, Yalçın Tura, Enginlerden ... Yücelerden (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 LINKS (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 17 November 2019: TRT Radyo-3 broadcasts the Büyükada Concert performance of Enginlerden Yücelerden on Defne Kayhan's programme 'Müziğe Adanmış Yaşamlar' ('Lives dedicated to Music').
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CONCERT TOUR TO BÜYÜKADA AND HEYBELIADA, ISTANBUL, SEPTEMBER 2018
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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), Istanbul, in partnership with the Islands Council and Adalar Municipality, with accomodation 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. 
Rubhan School, Heybeliada
The Ruhban School, Heybeliada
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The Anadolu Club, Büyükada
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