What's In Store at Borusan Sanat This Week?

What Awaits Us at Borusan Sanat This Week? Borusan Sanat welcomes February with a packed programme. On Thursday, 9 February, BİFO under the direction of Karel Deseure will accompany violin virtuoso Valeriy Sokolov in a concert at Zorlu PSM Turkcell Stage. Concert recordings broadcast on the online video platform borusansanat.tv continue at full pace. BİFO brings masterworks by Khachaturian and Berlioz to music lovers On Thursday, 9 February at 20:00 at Zorlu PSM Turkcell Stage, BİFO will present one of the season's most notable programmes, welcoming guest violinist Valeriy Sokolov, "a violinist who knows no limits." Sokolov, followed with interest on Europe's leading stages and beyond for his brilliant technique and meticulous interpretation that spares no detail, will meet music lovers at this concert. BİFO under the direction of Belgian conductor Karel Deseure, praised for his refined technique, will offer audiences an unforgettable concert. Prior to the concert, Aydın Büke and Serhan Bali will hold an engaging discussion on the programme between 19:00-19:30 in the Meydan Foyer at Zorlu PSM.

Concert broadcasts continue on borusansanat.tv

  Borusan Sanat, renowned for hosting distinguished soloists and conductors, continues to broadcast free concert recordings on its online video platform borusansanat.tv, bringing the concert experience to the digital realm. The concert featuring Borusan Quartet hosting Albion Quartet will be broadcast on Sunday, 29 January at 11:30, presenting works by Say, Bartók and Mendelssohn to audiences. The concert recording will be available for two weeks until 12 February. The concert, beginning at 11:00, will also feature an engaging pre-concert discussion by Aydın Büke and Serhan Bali. BİFO & VALERIY SOKOLOV 9 FEBRUARY 2023 THURSDAY 20:00 ZORLU PSM TURKCELL STAGE BORUSAN ISTANBUL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conductor KAREL DESEURE Violin VALERIY SOKOLOV Pre-concert discussion with AYDIN BÜKE and SERHAN BALI 19:00-19:30, Meydan Foyer / Zorlu PSM KHACHATURIAN Violin Concerto, D minor BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique, op.14 ONLINE BROADCAST / borusansanat.tv BORUSAN QUARTET & ALBION QUARTET 29 January 2023 Sunday 11:30 BORUSAN QUARTET Violin Esen Kıvrak Violin Nilay Sancar Viola Efdal Altun Cello Çağ Erçağ ALBION QUARTET Violin Tamsin Waley-Cohen Violin Emma Parker Viola Ann Beilby Cello Nathaniel Boyd Pre-concert discussion with AYDIN BÜKE and SERHAN BALI 11:00-11:30 SAY Divorce, op.29, for string quartet BARTÓK String Quartet no.3 MENDELSSOHN String Octet, E-flat Major, op.20 Two string quartets distinguished for their accomplishments present works regarded as cornerstones of chamber music at this opening concert of the new season. In this concert where our ensemble performs Say's Divorce, a work composed from the composer's personal experience, Albion Quartet presents Bartók's String Quartet no.3. This notable concert is crowned with Mendelssohn's interpretation of the octet.