Sakıp Sabancı Museum Concerts “The Seed”
The eighth season of the Istanbul Recitals starts Oct 17, set to host internationally acclaimed virtuosos of the world classical music scene at Sakıp Sabancı Museum’s “The Seed” venue until June next year.
The first guest of the new season will be Russian-American pianist Alexei Volodin, who regularly works with the world’s top orchestras.
The U.S. pianist Natasha Paremski will be on the stage on Nov. 8. With a strong focus on new music, 26-year-old Paremski’s growing repertoire reflects an artistic maturity beyond her years. She made her professional debut at age nine. At age 15, she debuted with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and recorded two records on Bel Air Music Label with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.
Yugoslav-born pianist Tamara Stefanovich is known for fascinating interpretations of a wide variety of repertoire, performs at the world’s major concert venues including New York’s Carnegie Hall, Berlin’s Philharmonie, Suntory Hall, Tokyo, and London’s Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Centre and Wigmore Hall. The pianist will perform works by Robert Schumann and Charles Ives at her concert on Dec. 11.
French classical pianist Romain Descharmes will give the first recital of the New Year on Jan. 15, 2015.
Chinese classical guitarist Xuefei Yang will be the guest of the February recital. The artist is acclaimed as one of the world’s finest classical guitarists. She will be on stage on Feb. 14.
German pianist Joseph Moog will greet the audience on March 12. Twice a winner at the International Classical Music Awards ICMA, in 2012 he received the Award for Young Artist of the Year, followed in 2014 by the Award for Solo Instrumentalist of the Year awarded jointly with the celebrated pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja.
American classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein will take the stage on April 10 at The Seed.
South Korean pianist Sunwook Kim came to international recognition when he won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006, aged just 18, becoming the competition’s youngest winner for 40 years, as well as its first Asian winner. He will play for the Istanbul audience on May 9.
The final concert of the season will be given by Swiss classical pianist Oliver Schnyder on June 4. The international media have dubbed Schnyder a “piano poet” and compare his aesthetic approach with that of great pianists.