(CUL) PROMINENT TURKISH PIANIST GIVES A CONCERT IN SALZBURG FESTIVAL.SALZBURG, Aug 1, 2009 (TUR) -- Prominent Turkish pianist and composer Fazil Say gave concert in the International Salzburg Festival. More than 800 people watched the concert at the Mozarteum Music Hall. Say received a standing applause at the end of the concert in which he played works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. Camareta Chamber Orchestra and Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja accompanied him during the concert. Born in 1970 in the Turkish capital city of Ankara, Say studied piano and composition at the Ankara State Conservatory The Ankara State Conservatory, the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 under the directives of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Notable attendees
Say is a regular guest with the New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842. Based in New York City, the Philharmonic performs most of its concerts at Avery Fisher Hall and has long been considered one of the best orchestras in the world. , the Israel Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra was formed in 1882 and is Russia 's oldest symphony orchestra. It was initially known as the "Imperial Music Choir" and performed privately for the court of Alexander III of Russia. , the BBC Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France The Orchestre National de France (French National Orchestra) is a symphony orchestra run by Radio France. It has also been known as the Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (French National Radio Broadcasting Orchestra) and and other leading orchestras across the globe. (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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