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Sir Peter Ustinov and Maestro Rickenbacher at
Bilkent |
The Autumn season of the Bilkent Concert Hall is starting on
Saturday, October 20 and Tuesday, October 23 in an
extraordinary way!
Sir Peter Ustinov and the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Maestro Karl Anton Rickenbacher, will be performing Beethoven’s “The
Creatures of Prometheus”, on Saturday, October 20, at
8 p.m. Written between the first and second symphonies, it is
a key work in the understanding of Beethoven's oeuvre. Sir Peter
Ustinov will be presenting his own personal plot to this music and
along with Maestro Karl Anton Rickenbacher, are gauranteed to
present the Bilkent Symphony audience with a unique evening of
dramatic classical music.
The second concert on Tuesday, October 23, 8 p.m.,
will be featuring Beethovens “5th Symphony” along with “Pictures at
an Exhibition” by Mussorgky.
Sir Peter Ustinov is known as a playwright, actor, author,
designer, director, film star and entertainer par excellence to his
world-wide audience. He is also Sir Peter Ustinov Kt., CBE, is the
Chancellor of Durham University and an Ambassador to UNICEF.
Quoted by the great composer Olivier Messiaen to be “A great
conductor of our time, who discerns precisely the relevant
aesthetics of each work”, Karl Anton Rickenbacher, one of the most
prominent figures of today’s European classical music scene, will be
conducting the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra on October 20 and
the 23.
For tickets and reservations call 266-4382.
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