Borusan Sanat
Borusan Sanat, the driving force behind the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, was founded by Borusan Holding. Placing Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO) at the core of its activities, Borusan Sanat organizes the orchestra’s regular monthly concerts as well as those of Borusan Quartet, which is made up of BIPO’s group leaders. Borusan Children’s Choir is another meaningful initiative that commenced in 2002 to foster a love for classical music in children.
Borusan Sanat also acts as the coordination center of Ertuğ & Kocabıyık Publications, a prominent publishing house offering exquisite art volumes presenting the rich cultural heritage of mainly Anatolia and recently Europe. A performance venue and a new home, Borusan Sanat opened Borusan Music House in 2010 and has since organized classical, jazz, world and new music concerts as well as dance performances and contemporary art exhibitions at this venue, to reach a wider audience.
In Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO)’s 21st year, 11 concerts await music lovers this season; Borusan Quartet will be perform eight concerts on both banks of the Bosporus and host award-winning Turkish virtuosos as well as world-known musicians. During the 2019–2020 season, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra will share the stage of Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar ICEC with Ray Chen, Yeol Eum Son, Miloš Karadaglić, Dorothea Röschmann, Angel Gheorghiu, Andreas Ottensamer, Yuri Bashmet, Pablo Ferrández, Harriet Krijgh, Ekaterina Siurina, Elena Maximova, Peter Sonn, and Bogdan Baciu.
In 2019, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO) hosted a violin virtuoso with a truly impeccable technique and skillful interpretation to match – Ray Chen. Chen is a talented musician who is praised world-wide and who has won first place at the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin and 2009 Queen Elisabeth competitions and received the ECHO Klassik for his album released in 2017. Gürer Aykal conducted Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra accompanying pianist Yeol Eum Son. The concert, where La Clemenza di Tito, KV 491 Piano Concerto, KV 165 “Exultate jubilate” and Symphony in C Major were performed, is a tribute to the grandmaster of classical music. This season, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Diego Matheuz, accompanied the eminent guitarist Miloš Karadaglić. The concerto for orchestra and guitar titled “Ink Dark Moon,” by the young English composer Joby Talbot, commissioned by BIPO, and performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra, made its Turkish premiere at Lütfi Kırdar. One of the most unusual concerts of this season was without a doubt “A Golden Page In Music History.” Historian Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı simultaneously delivered a speech on the history of music during the concert. Music devotees were familiar with the concert soloist, ECHO Klassik winner Dorothea Röschmann. The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra welcomes the new year with Angela Gheorghiu, one of the greatest stars of the opera scene. The soprano has always received praise and admiration since she stepped onto the stage in 1992. She has enchanted music lovers at concerts and operas around the world ever since. Gheorghiu got together with the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Ludovic Morlot for the BIPO New Year’s Concert.
