Izmir Festival 2012

LET DRAGON APPEAR
LET THE FESTIVAL BEGIN!
28-29 May 2012
Gündoğdu Square 7.00 pm
YEAR OF CHINESE CULTURE IN TURKEY
BEIJING DRAGON AND LION STREET THEATRE

26^TH INTERNATIONAL İZMİR FESTIVAL
4 JUNE - 28 SEPTEMBER 2012
“BE THE ORCHESTRA AND PLAY!”
İzmir Tobacco Factory (Reji), Alsancak
RE-RITE “SOUND & VIDEO INSTALLATION”
VIRTUAL ORCHESTRA: PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA & ESA-PEKKA SALONEN, principal conductor
Open daily 5-24 June 2012
From 10.00 am to 10.00 pm
Admisssion Adults 5 TL
Discounted 3 TL

 

RE-RITE Opening Concert
4 June 2012 9.30 pm
İzmir Tobacco Factory (Reji), Alsancak
Igor Stravinsky’s “Soldier’s Tale”
SOLOISTS OF THE PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
GÜROL TONBUL, narrator
100 TL

 

“POETIC BRIDGE FROM CLASSICAL TO ROCK”
20 June 2012 9.30 pm
İEÜ Open-air Theatre
THE ROCK CONCERTO
Music: Alexander Markov & James V. Remington
Lyrics & Vocal Melodies: Neal Coomer
İZMİR STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
İZMİR FESTIVAL CHOIR
THE ROCK CONCERTO BAND
EROL ERDİNÇ, conductor
ALEXANDER MARKOV, classical and electric violin
100, 60, 40, 20 TL

 

INSPIRING ROMANTICS
22 June 2012 9.30 pm
Ayavukla Church
FAURÉ QUARTETT
Erika Geldsetzer, violin
Sascha Frombling, viola
Dirk Mommertz, piano
Konstantin Heidrich, cello
100, 30 TL

 

MUSIC FAR AWAY
25 June 2012 9.30 pm
Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center
ERKAN OĞUR & DERYA TÜRKAN
& VINCENT SEGAL
Erkan Oğur, fretless guitar
Derya Türkan, kemancha
Vincent Segal, cello
100, 60, 40, 20 TL

 

IN SEARCH OF PERFECTION
28 June 2012 9.30 pm
Celsus Library, Ephesus
CAMERATA SALZBURG
HANS JÖRG SCHELLENBERGER, conductor /oboe
TUNCAY YILMAZ, violin
Programme:
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 52 C Minor Hob. I:52
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 D major K. 218
*
Johann Sebastian Bach: Double Concerto c minor BWV 1060 for Violin, Oboe and Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 29 A major K. 201
100, 60, 40, 20 TL

 

TOWARDS THE WIND
5 July 2012 9.30 pm
Çeşme Marina
KROKE
Tomasz Lato, double bass
Jerzy Bawoł, accordion
Tomasz Kukurba, violin, viola
Ticket info:: www.cesmemarina.com.tr

 

OPERA FOREVER
7 July 2012 9.30 pm
Celsus Library, Ephesus
FRANCESCA FRANCI, mezzo soprano
PAOLO VILLA, piano
100, 60, 40, 20 TL

 

PINK MARTINI
'Retrospective Tour'
8 July 2012 9.30 pm
Çeşme Open-air Theatre
150, 80, 60, 40 TL

 

YEAR OF CHINESE CULTURE IN TURKEY
9 July 2012 9.30 pm
Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center
SHENZHEN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CHRISTIAN EHWALD, conductor
Free tickets can be obtained at IKSEV’s Box Office

 

A MEDITERRANEAN PORT
10 July 2012 9.30 pm
Agora, Ephesus
WIENER PHILHARMONIKER
HERBERT BLOMSTEDT, conductor
Programme:
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 7 D. 729 E Major
*
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 D. 759 B Minor “Unfinished Symphony”
A part of Mediterranean tour of Wiener Philharmoniker titled “Sea and Music”.
This concert is sold out.

 

LOVE VANQUISHES DEATH
13 July 2012 9.30 pm
Culturepark Open-air Theatre
Adolphe Adam: GISELLE, Ballet in 2 acts
DUTCH NATIONAL BALLET
TED BRANDSEN, artistic director
250, 100, 60, 40 TL
partial view seats: 20 TL

 

CALL OF THREE ERAS
14 July 2012 9.30 pm
Çeşme Castle
ARKAS TRİO
Tuncay Yılmaz, violin
Gustav Rivinius, cello
Emre Elivar, piano
Program:
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Trio No: 3, Op. 1, C Minor
Hasan UÇARSU: Trio ‘yok-zamanlar / no-times’
*
Felix MENDELSSOHN: Trio No: 1, Op. 49, D Minor
100, 60, 40, 20 TL

 

FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE*
28 September 2012
Agora, Ephesus 8.00 pm
BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER
SIR SIMON RATTLE, conductor
EFE BALTACIGİL, cello
FORA BALTACIGİL, double bass
Programme:
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 8 D. 759 B Minor “Unfinished Symphony”
Giovanni Bottesini: Gran duo Concertante for cello, double bass and orchestra
*
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.7 A Major Op.92

350, 200, 100 TL Discounted: 30 TL
*Tickets of this concert will go on sale on 11th of June 2012.