Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1993, the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra has become one of Turkey's most prominent ensembles, touring widely and attracting international guest stars. The orchestra has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Turkey.
The Bilkent Symphony Orchestra is one of the few major world orchestras to have its origins in an academic project; it was formed by members of the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts of Bilkent University in the Bilkent district of the Turkish capital of Ankara. The year after its founding, the orchestra moved into the new Bilkent Concert Hall, where it has continued to perform. At first, the orchestra was a modest-sized sinfonietta, but it grew to become a full-sized ensemble with members from Turkey and, at times, as many as a dozen foreign countries. As of 2023, the group had 51 members and was advertising several vacancies. At that time, the orchestra had no permanent conductor; some of its roughly 80 annual concerts were led by Julian Masmondet, Jaume Santonja, and Gürer Aykal. The orchestra has spawned the Bilkent Chamber Orchestra, an Ensemble of Wind Instruments, and other subgroups.
Beginning with a tour of Italy in 1998, the orchestra has often appeared outside Turkey, presenting concerts in Germany (including twice at the Schleswig-Holstein Musiktage festival), Belgium, and Japan, among other countries. The long list of international-caliber soloists who have appeared with the group includes pianist Lang Lang, violinist Shlomo Mintz, and trumpeter Alison Balsom, and guest conductors have included the likes of Vladimir Ashkenazy, José Serebrier, and Gennady Rozhdestvensky. The Bilkent Symphony Orchestra has often championed the works of composer Ahmed Adnan Saygun, making its debut recording in 2008 on the CPO label with an album featuring the composer's concertos for cello and viola. It has made several recordings for the Naxos label, mostly but not exclusively of Turkish music. In 2022, the orchestra moved to the La Dolce Volta label, backing pianist Jean-Philippe Collard on a recording of piano concertos by Scriabin and Rimsky-Korsakov.
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Diskografie
16 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Concertos pour piano n°1 & 2 (Concerto Edition - Volume 4)
Idil Biret, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
Klassik - Erschienen bei Idil Biret Archive am 17.11.2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Scriabin & Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concertos
Jean-Philippe Collard, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei La Dolce Volta am 28.01.2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Saygun: Cello Concerto, Viola Concerto
Tim Hugh, Mirjam Tschopp, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Howard Griffiths
Klassik - Erschienen bei CPO am 01.01.2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fantaisie de concert - Concerto pour piano n°2 (Concerto Edition - Volume 5)
Idil Biret, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, José Serebrier, Emil Tabakov
Klavierkonzerte - Erschienen bei Idil Biret Archive am 24.08.2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Concertos pour piano (Concerto Edition - Volume 3)
Idil Biret, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Jean Fournet
Klassik - Erschienen bei Idil Biret Archive am 29.09.2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Massenet & Franck: Musique concertante pour piano
Idil Biret, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Alain Paris
Symphonieorchester - Erschienen bei Alpha Classics am 01.01.2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Symphonie n°5 "Galatasaray"
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 04.04.2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Saygun: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Gulsin Onay, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Howard Griffiths
Klassik - Erschienen bei CPO am 28.10.2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Concertos
Patrick Gallois, Jean-Philippe Collard, Philippe Bernold, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 02.01.2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven Edition (Volume 3)
Idil Biret, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Idil Biret Archive am 04.12.2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Romantic Melodies
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Los Pitutos, Andres Soto
Klassik - Erschienen bei Bilkent Music Production am 11.03.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Can Atilla: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Gallipoli"
Onur Şenler, Angela Ahıskal, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Burak Tüzün
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 10.02.2017
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Concerto Edition (Volume 2)
Idil Biret, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
Klassik - Erschienen bei Idil Biret Archive am 15.06.2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Concertos pour piano (Concerto Edition - Volume 1)
Idil Biret, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Idil Biret Archive am 08.04.2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven Edition (Volume 7)
Idil Biret, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit
Instrumentalmusik - Erschienen bei Idil Biret Archive am 12.02.2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beautiful Melodies
Klassik - Erschienen bei Bilkent Music Production am 01.01.1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo