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İstanbul enchanted by classical music this week
On Tuesday Nov.17, Yuri Bashmet and his chamber ensemble, Moscow Soloists performed for İş Sanat’s second concert of the season, and there, the viola had its 15 minutes of fame.

Martin Stadtfeld performs his first Turkish concert
Music lovers in İstanbul were treated to a moving performance by pianist Martin Stadtfeld last night as part of Akbank Sanat’s ongoing Piano Days concert series.

Blues festival to end in İzmir on Friday, Saturday
The Efes Pilsen Blues Festival, featuring gigs in 20 provinces during its 20th edition, is set to end in İzmir with Friday and Saturday concerts by internationally renowned American blues vocalist Shemekia Copeland, dynamic soul and blues singer Terry Evans and multi-talented musician Ray Schinnery, also known as Master Showman.

Özgür Aydın takes stage for piano days
Internationally acclaimed Turkish pianist Özgür Aydın is set to take to the Akbank Sanat stage on Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. as part of the Akbank Sanat Piano Days.

The Bengi Bağlama Trio celebrates its 20th year this year
Twenty years ago, there was a musical group created upon the initiative of an artist dedicated to folk music and devoted to the bağlama, a kind of saz, a traditional Turkish instrument.

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‘Mozart Dreams Flamenco’ on Antalya stage Spanish pianist Miriam Mendez will bring Mozart’s flamenco dreams to an Antalya stage with her project “Mozart Sueno Flamenco” (Mozart Dreams Flamenco), to debut in Turkey on Nov. 21 at 8:30 p.m. as part of the 10th International Antalya Piano Festival.

Moscow Soloists to take İstanbul stage The 2008 Grammy Award winner in the “Best Small Ensemble” category, the Moscow Soloists, is set to take the stage at the İş-Sanat Culture Center in İstanbul on Nov. 17.

Akbank Sanat to host German pianist Internationally renowned German pianist Martin Stadtfeld, the first German artist to win the Johann Sebastian Bach Piano Competition, is slated for a concert at İstanbul’s Akbank Sanat on Wednesday.

Miriam Mendez brings Mozart’s flamenco dreams to Antalya The Antalya International Piano Festival is marking its 10th anniversary with 10 concerts by very special performers, including Fazıl Say, Michel Camilo, Pavel Kaspar and Aziza Mustafa Zadeh.

Cem Adrian to perform live for fans in Ankara Turkish alternative pop singer Cem Adrian, praised by critics and audiences alike for his voice range of almost 4.5 octaves, is scheduled for a live performance this week at Ankara’s If Performance Hall.

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