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Tag: Classical Music

  • A Season Opening in a New Home

    Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO)’s opening concert for the 2025/26 season felt like the beginning of a new chapter. For years, I had associated BIPO concerts with Zorlu PSM. That was where I had heard the orchestra many times, where the atmosphere of a Borusan evening had become familiar, and where certain listening habits had…

  • BIPO Opening Concert

    Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra’s opening concert for the 2024/25 season had the feeling of a real season beginning. It was not just another Thursday night concert at Zorlu PSM. BIPO was celebrating its 25th year, and that gave the evening a certain weight even before the music started. There was a sense that the orchestra…

  • A Centenary Opening with Fazıl Say and BIPO

    Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO)’s opening concert on October 12, 2023 was not an ordinary season opener. It was framed around the centenary of the Turkish Republic, and that already gave the evening a different kind of atmosphere. Season openings usually carry some excitement on their own, but this one had an added sense of…

  • Why Classical Music?

    Five years ago today, when I became an adult, my father gave me a piece of advice that has stayed with me ever since: “Find one kind of music you truly love.” He didn’t mean something you put on in the background while doing other things. He meant finding a musical world you could really…