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Turgutreis Marina hosts great composers, master performers
The program also includes a selection of the outstanding examples of baroque music as well as the work of one of the geniuses of modern times -- Turkish pianist-composer Fazıl Say's “1,001 Nights in the Harem” violin concerto. Say will be in town to perform at the festival's opening concert, where he and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja will be accompanied by the İzmir State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of maestro İbrahim Yazıcı.
The second night will feature a recital by pianist Hande Dalkılıç at sunset, followed by the İzmir State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Azeri maestro Yalçın Adıgezalov accompanying Sun Huang, a virtuoso of the erhu, a traditional Chinese instrument.
The first concert of the third night, devoted in its entirety to baroque music, will see the İzmir Barok ensemble perform at sunset. They will be followed later in the night by the world-famous chamber music ensemble I Musici di Roma.
The festival's fourth and final night, following pianist Zeynep Üçbaşaran's recital at sunset, will end on a high note with a concert devoted solely to Austrian composers by the Symphonieorchester der Volksoper Wien (Vienna Volksoper Symphony Orchestra).
The world's only music festival held at a marina, the annual D-Marin festival has turned into a major art event since its inception, constantly expanding its audience and adding prominent musicians to its lineup. The inaugural festival was held in September 2005 under the theme of "Love and Peace." Music lovers were ferried over to Turgutreis from the nearby Greek islands of Kos, Kalimnos and Leros for the festival, which featured concerts by pianist İdil Biret, accompanied by the Belgrade Chamber Orchestra, and pianist Gülsin Onay, accompanied by the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, as well as harpist Şirin Pancaroğlu and violinists Tedi Papavrami and Alexander Markov.
Drawing an audience of 7,000 in its first year, it has managed to increase attendance every year, luring some 14,100 music lovers last year. The festival was admitted into the European Festivals Association (EFA) this year, earning more prestige as it prepared to mark its fifth year. Organizers say their goal now is to foster a growing interest in the festival in the coming years, “thereby disseminating a taste for classical music in the general public.”
The lineup features two concerts each day -- apart from the opening day, which features a single performance -- with the first one beginning at 7:30 p.m. and the second at 9:30 p.m.
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