International Concerts

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Marie Jacquot pairs rare Richard Strauss with Goosby’s Mozart in 2025’s first ‘Summers at Severance’

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United StatesUnited States ‘Summers at Severance’ 2025 [1]: Randall Goosby (violin), Cleveland Orchestra / Marie Jacquot (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 10.7.2025. (MSJ)

Randall Goosby plays Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.3 with the Cleveland Orchestra © Yevhen Gulenko/TCO

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The Istanbul Music Festival 2025 closes with a splendidly performed Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle

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TurkeyTurkey Istanbul Music Festival [4] – Rossini: Claudia Pavone (soprano), Tamar Ugrekhelidze (mezzo-soprano), Juan Francisco Gatell (tenor), Nahuel Di Pierro (bass-baritone), Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (chorusmaster: Jan Rozehnal), Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra / Carlo Tenan (conductor), Atatürk Cultural Centre, Istanbul, 26.6.2025. (GT)

Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle © Mühenna Kahveci

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The charming island of Kiniliada hosts an unforgettable evening of Greek and Turkish music

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TurkeyTurkey Istanbul Music Festival [3] ‘Ada – The Island’: Çağlar Fidan (vocals, qanun, tambourine), Ezgi Köker (vocals, oud), NikoTeini (Asineth Fotini Kokkala [vocals, qanun, cello], Nikos Papageorgiou [vocals, lute, tambur]). Kiniliada Christos Greek Orthodox Monastery, Istanbul. 25.6.2025. (GT)

‘Ada – The Island’ © Salih Üstündağ

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‘Caravaggio & Monteverdi’ is a sensational success at the Istanbul Music Festival

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TurkeyTurkey Istanbul Music Festival [2] – ‘Caravaggio & Monteverdi’: La Venexiana – Emanuela Galli (soprano), Agnese Allegra (soprano), Giacomo Schivao (tenor), Gabriele Palomba (theorbo/conductor), Dario Carpanese (harpsichord), Teatri 35 – Antonella Parrella (performer), Gaetano Coccia (performer), Francesco Ottavio de Santis (performer). Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, Istanbul. 24.6.2025. (GT)

‘Caravaggio & Monteverdi’ © Salih Üstündağ

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Istanbul’s Music Festival splendidly celebrates nature and Sufi tradition in Karademir’s ‘Strings of Love’

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TurkeyTurkey Istanbul Music Festival 2025 [1] – ‘Strings of Love’: Coşkun Karademir (lute, baglama), Derya Türkan (Istanbul kemenche), Ibrahim Babayev (lyre), Murat Süngü (cello), Burak Çakir (percussion). Sakip Sabanci Museum, Fistikli Terrace, Istanbul. 23.6.2025. (GT)

‘Strings of Love’ at the Istanbul Music Festival  2025

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