Wednesday, February 7
UNAM Talks, with Rector Abdullah Atalar, at the UNAM Conference Hall, 3:30 p.m. Organized by UNAM.
Thursday, February 15
“Design Thinking,” by Olay Tuba Deniz (Art Design Dream), at RC-202, Tourism R Building Banquet Room, 11:30 a.m. Organized by THM.
Saturday and Sunday, February 10 and 11, 8 pm.
Bilkent Concert Hall Valentine’s Day Concerts Eduardo Strausser, conductor
Richard Galliano, bandoneon
G. Gershwin, “Oh, Kay!”
Thursday, February 15, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall Midori and Özgür Aydın Recital
Midori, violin Özgür Aydın, piano
W.A. Mozart, Violin Sonata No. 36 in F major
C. Franck, Violin Sonata in A major
F. Schubert, Violin Sonata in G minor
O. Respighi, Violin Sonata in B minor
Friday, February 9
Wednesday, February 7, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall
Masterpieces I: “Glorious Quintets”
BEGOA Ensemble
Başar Can Kıvrak, piano
Erkin Onay, violin
Gökhan Bağcı, violoncello
Özgür Baskın, violin
Ali Başeğmezler, viola
Elgar, Piano Quintet in A minor
Dvorak Beşli
Özcan Ulucan, violin
Tayfun İlhan, piano
Can Özhan, violin
Artemis Sis Balkız, viola
Erkan Özbek, violoncello
Dvorak, Piano Quintet
No. 2 in A major
Wednesday, February 21, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall
“Tribute to Hoca Bey”
Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra
Işın Metin, conductor
Barış Demirezer, conductor
Nilüfer Sude Güçlü, violin
W.A. Mozart, Concerto for Violin No. 5 in A major, “Turkish”
P.I. Tchaikovsky, Suite from “The Nutcracker”
Wednesday, February 28, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall
“Virtuoso Duos”
Duo Leo
Muhammedjan Sharipov, violin
Güneş Hızlılar, harp
C. Saint-Saens, Fantaisie, Op. 124
J.S. Bach, Sonata in G minor, BWV1020
P.I.Tchaikovsky, Valse Sentimentale, Op. 51, No. 6
C. Debussy, “Claire de Lune”
A. Piazzolla, “Histoire du Tango”: “Bordel 1900”
Babacan–Kıvrak Piano Duo
Cem Babacan, piano
Başar Can Kıvrak, piano
S. Rachmaninov, Symphonic Dances
Wednesday, March 7, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall
“A Breath of Music”
Kiana Trio
İlayda Yılmaz, clarinet
Özgür Deniz Kaya, violoncello
Eda Seviniş, piano
L. van Beethoven, Trio in B-flat major, Op. 11
Anatolian Wind Quintet
Cem Önertürk, flute
Ufuk Soygürbüz, oboe
Kıvanç Fındıklı, clarinet
Ozan Evruk, bassoon
Hüseyin Uçar, horn
Kutay Maktay, trumpet
Cem Güngör, trombone
Hacer Özlü, double bass
A. Pars, Septet for Wind Instruments
L. Berio, “Opus Number Zoo”
G. Ligeti, 10 Pieces for Wind Quintet
E. Varèse, Octandre
Wednesday, March 14, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall
“The (Irresistible) Attraction of Strings”
Ankara Trio
Derya Bozok, violin
Zeynep Ulutaş, violoncello
Gülnara Aziz, piano
F. Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
Trio Kai
Ersun Kocaoğlu, violin
Şafak Erişkin, violoncello
Talia Özlem Baltacılar Bayoğlu, piano
J. Brahms, Piano Trio No. 1 in B major
Wednesday, March 21, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall
“Across Styles: Classical, Jazz, Tango”
Cem Önertürk & Rustam Rahmedov Trio
Cem Önertürk, flute
Rustam Rahmedov, piano
Gökhan Över, double bass
Serkan Alagök, drums
C. Bolling, Suite No. 2 for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio
Salman–Korad Duo and Bilkent Soloists
Tolga Salman, bandoneon
Kağan Korad, guitar
Irina Nikotina, violin
Adilhoca Aziz, violin
Sema Hakioğlu, viola
Artur Rahmatulla, violoncello
Sergey Margulis, double bass
A. Piazzolla, “Histoire du Tango”: “Café 1930”
A. Aieta, “Corralera”
H. Villa-Lobos, “Bachianas Brasileiras” No. 6, Aria
A. Piazzolla, Double Concerto for Bandoneon and Guitar
Wednesday, March 28, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall
Masterpieces II: “Fantastic Trios”
Geistesblitz Trio
Tolga Kulak, violin
Gözde Yaşar, violoncello
Emre Yavuz, piano
F. Schubert, Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat major
Hande Dalkılıç, piano
Erkin Onay, violin
Cem Akçora, horn
J. Brahms, Horn Trio in E-flat major