Saturday, December 14, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall
“Distant Worlds”
Tito Ceccherini, conductor
Simone Lamsma, violin
A. Webern | Passacaglia, Op. 1
M. Bruch | Concerto for Violin No. 1 in G minor
R. Strauss | “Tod und Verklärung,” Op. 24
Saturday, December 21, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall
“Virtuoso Brothers”
Işın Metin, conductor
Lucas and Arthur Jussen, piano
F. Poulenc | Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor, FP 61
R. Strauss | Dance Suite after François Couperin, TrV 245
I. Stravinsky | Symphony in C major
Friday and Saturday, December 27 and 28, 8 p.m.
Bilkent Concert Hall
New Year’s Concerts
Brandon Keith Brown, conductor
Asya Fateyeva, saxophone
O. Nicolai | “Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor”
A. Khachaturian | Waltz from “Masquerade”
S. Prokofiev | “Romeo and Juliet”
L. Delibes | “Sous le dôme épais” from “Lakmé”
P.I. Tchaikovsky | “Waltz of the Flowers” from “The Nutcracker”
G. Rossini | Overture to “William Tell”
J. Strauss II | Overture to “Die Fledermaus”
A. Shor | “Verdiana”
S. Rachmaninov | “Vocalise”
J. Strauss II | “An der schönen, blauen Donau”
J. Strauss I | “Radetzky Marsch”
Tuesday, December 10
“Hemorheometry-on-Chip: An Optofluidic System for Whole Blood Characterization,” by Asst. Prof. Çağlar Elbüken (UNAM), at FS, SBZ-14, 12:40 p.m. Organized by CHEM.
Wednesday, December 11
“An Overview of Information Systems Audit,” by Volkan Evrin (Karel A.Ş.), in CE-106, 12:40 p.m. Organized by CTIS.
Wednesday, December 11
“Bringing Experiential Learning Into our Classrooms,” by Prof. Emin Çivi, in EA-409, 12:40 p.m. Organized by BTLSC.
Thursday, December 12
“Become a ‘Free’ Software Developer,” by Doruk Fişek (Özgür Yazılım), in CE-106, 12:40 p.m. Organized by CTIS.
Thursday, December 19
“Risk Analytics and Optimization at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL),” by Çağıl Koçyiğit, in EA-409, 1:40 p.m. Organized by IE.
Friday, December 20
“Computational Modeling of Fiber-Reinforced Solids with Application to Fibrous Soft Tissues,” by Prof. Gerhard Holzaphel (TU Graz – Austria), at Mithat Çoruh Auditorium, 10:40 a.m. Organized by ME.
Wednesday, December 11
“Humanities at Bilkent: What Are They and Where They Are Going,” by Prof. Stein Haugom Olsen (Bilkent Univesity), in the Library Art Gallery, 12:40 p.m. Organized by the Bilkent University Library.
Tuesday, December 17
“What is Reality and How Can I Find It? Plato, the Gracious Quran and Romance” by Prof. Victoria Rowe Holbrook (Bilgi University), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 3:40 p.m. Organized by the Department of Turkish Literature.
Thursday, December 12
“Gift Exchange in Byzantium: Diplomacy and Trade,” by Koray Durak (Boğaziçi University), at FEASS, C-Block Auditorium, 2 p.m. Organized by HIST.
Tuesday, December 17
“Eighteenth-Century Tragedy and the Creation of Whiteness,” by Dr. Angelina Del Balzo (Bilkent University), in the Library Art Gallery, 5:40 p.m. Organized by CCI.
Until December 16
Exhibition of paintings by Suna Özkalan at the Library Art Gallery. The exhibition will be open between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. every day except Sundays and Mondays.
December 11, 18 and 25
“The Actor’s Nightmare,” staged by Department of Performing Arts students, will take place at 8 p.m., in the Chamber Theater Hall. For tickets: https://ticket.bilkent.edu.tr
Tuesday, December 10
“Searching Nature Based Solutions in Urban Planning: Mapping Ecosystem Services in Çankaya,” by Semiha Demirbaş Çağlayan and Kübra Ceviz Sanalan, at FADA, FB-309, 12:30 p.m. Organized by LAUD.