Special thanks to nearly four million music lovers who have followed the festival and thousands of artists for being a part of it for over 50 years.
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
1st Istanbul Festival, 1973
© İKSV ArchiveBucharest Madrigal Chorus
Marin Constantin, conductor
1st Istanbul Festival, 1973
© İKSV ArchiveAyla Erduran, Suna Kan and Faruk Yener with Yehudi Menuhin
1st Istanbul Festival, 1973
© İKSV ArchiveYehudi Menuhin, violin
İdil Biret, piano
1st Istanbul Festival, 1973
© İKSV ArchiveEmil Gilels, piano
2nd Istanbul Festival, 1974
© İKSV ArchiveElizabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
2nd Istanbul Festival, 1974
© İKSV ArchiveIgor Oïstrach, violin
Prof. Gotthold E. Lessing, conductor
Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
2nd Istanbul Festival, 1974
© İKSV ArchiveGidon Kremer, violin
3rd Istanbul Festival, 1975
© İKSV ArchiveGülsin Onay, piano
3rd Istanbul Festival, 1975
© İKSV ArchiveHüseyin Sermet, piano
The Presidential Symphony Orchestra
4th International Istanbul Festival, 1976
© İKSV ArchiveIstanbul State Symphony Orchestra
Cemal Reşit Rey, conductor
Meral Güneyman, piano
5th International Istanbul Festival, 1977
© İKSV ArchiveGüher-Süher Pekinel, piano duo
11th International Istanbul Festival, 1983
© İKSV ArchiveLeyla Gencer, soprano
Vincent Scalera, piano
12th Istanbul Festival, 1984
© İKSV ArchiveNew York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
13th International Istanbul Festival, 1985
© İKSV ArchiveIvo Pogorelich, piano
14th International Istanbul Festival, 1986
© İKSV ArchiveViktoria Mullova, violin
15th International Istanbul Festival, 1987
© İKSV ArchiveBejart Ballet Lausanne
16th International Istanbul Festival, 1988
© İKSV ArchiveAstor Piazzolla, bandoneon
Suarez Fernando, violin
16th International Istanbul Festival, 1988
© İKSV ArchiveMartha Graham Dance Ensemble and Martha Graham
18th International Istanbul Festival, 1990
© İKSV ArchiveItzhak Perlman, violin
Janet Goodman Guggenheim, piano
20th International Istanbul Festival, 1992
© İKSV ArchiveLondon Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
21st International Istanbul Festival, 1993
© İKSV ArchiveBayezid
Pier-Luigi Pizzi, director
27th International Istanbul Music Festival, 1999
© İKSV ArchiveFazıl Say, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
27th International Istanbul Music Festival, 1999
© İKSV ArchivePacific Northwest Ballet
28th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2000
© İKSV ArchiveBerliner Philharmoniker
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
29th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2001
© İKSV ArchiveCecilia Bartoli, soprano
31st International Istanbul Music Festival, 2003
© İKSV ArchiveCarolyn Carlson Dance Ensemble
33rd International Istanbul Music Festival, 2005
© İKSV ArchiveJoshua Bell, conductor and violin
UBS Verbier Chamber Orchestra
33rd International Istanbul Music Festival, 2005
© İKSV ArchiveMitsuko Uchida, piano
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
35th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2007
© İKSV ArchiveBBC Symphony Orchestra & Choir
35th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2007
© İKSV ArchiveSir John Tavener
35th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2007
© İKSV ArchiveBenyamin Sönmez, cello
Wiener Kammerphilharmonie
36th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2008
© İKSV ArchiveAnne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Lynn Harrell, cello
Sir André Previn, piano
37th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2009
© İKSV ArchiveDaniel Barenboim, conductor and piano
Filarmonica Della Scala
37th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2009
© İKSV ArchiveArvo Pärt, conductor
38th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2010
© İKSV ArchiveAcademy of Ancient Music
Pavlo Besnosiuk, conductor
Joanne Lunn, soprano
38th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2010
© İKSV ArchiveThe Moscow Soloists
Yuri Bashmet, conductor and viola
39th Istanbul Music Festival, 2011
© İKSV ArchiveLeonard Elschenbroich, cello
39th Istanbul Music Festival, 2011
© İKSV ArchiveRenée Fleming, soprano
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
39th Istanbul Music Festival, 2011
© İKSV ArchiveZurich Ballet
Heinz Spoerli, director
Claudius Herrmann, cell
40th Istanbul Music Festival, 2012
© İKSV ArchiveL’Arpeggiata
Raquel Andueza, soprano
Vincenzo Capezzuto, vocal and dance
40th Istanbul Music Festival, 2012
© İKSV ArchiveBorusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Sascha Goetzel, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin
41st Istanbul Music Festival, 2013
© Ali GülerNew London Consort
Philip Pickett, conductor
Mauricio Garcia Lozano, director
41st Istanbul Music Festival, 2013
© Mehmet ÇağlarerMunich Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Liebreich, conductor
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
41st Istanbul Music Festival, 2013
© İKSV Archive‘Remembering Sait Faik on His 60th Death Anniversary’
Özen Yula, director
Fazıl Say, piano and composer
42nd Istanbul Music Festival, 2014
© Ali GülerKrzysztof Penderecki, conductor
Julian Rachlin, violin
42nd Istanbul Music Festival, 2014
© Ali GülerLifetime Achievement Award
Zubin Mehta
42nd Istanbul Music Festival, 2014
© Ali Güler‘Mozart Marathon with Fazıl Say’
Fazıl Say, piano
43rd Istanbul Music Festival, 2015
© Mehmet ÇağlarerBorusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Sascha Goetzel, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
43rd Istanbul Music Festival, 2015
© Benek ÖzmezBorodin Quartet
Boris Berezovsky, piano
43rd Istanbul Music Festival, 2015
© Ali GülerVenedik Baroque Orchestra
Patricia Petibon, soprano
Andrea Marcon, conductor
44th Istanbul Music Festival, 2016
© Ali GülerMaria João Pires, piano
Antonio Meneses, cello
44th Istanbul Music Festival, 2016
© Mehmet ÇağlarerLifetime Achievement Award
Murray Perahia
44th Istanbul Music Festival, 2016
© Ali GülerVienna Chamber Orchestra
Fazıl Say, piano
45th Istanbul Music Festival, 2017
© Benek Özmez‘Opus 2’
Circa Ensemble
Debussy Quartet
45th Istanbul Music Festival, 2017
© Benek Özmez