Special thanks to over three million music lovers who have followed the festival and thousands of artists for being a part of it for over 45 years.
Benyamin Sönmez, cello
Wiener Kammerphilharmonie
36th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2008
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Bucharest Madrigal Chorus
Marin Constantin, conductor
1st Istanbul Festival, 1973
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Yehudi Menuhin, violin
1st Istanbul Festival, 1973
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Ayla Erduran, Suna Kan and Faruk Yener with Yehudi Menuhin
1st Istanbul Festival, 1973
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Yehudi Menuhin, violin
İdil Biret, piano
1st Istanbul Festival, 1973
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Emil Gilels, piano
2nd Istanbul Festival, 1974
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Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
2nd Istanbul Festival, 1974
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Igor Oïstrach, violin
Prof. Gotthold E. Lessing, conductor
Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
2nd Istanbul Festival, 1974
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Gidon Kremer, violin
3rd Istanbul Festival, 1975
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Gülsin Onay, piano
3rd Istanbul Festival, 1975
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Hüseyin Sermet, piano
The Presidential Symphony Orchestra
4th International Istanbul Festival, 1976
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Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
Cemal Reşit Rey, conductor
Meral Güneyman, piano
5th International Istanbul Festival, 1977
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Güher-Süher Pekinel, piano duo
11th International Istanbul Festival, 1983
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Leyla Gencer, soprano
Vincent Scalera, piano
12th Istanbul Festival, 1984
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New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta, conductor
13th International Istanbul Festival, 1985
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Ivo Pogorelich, piano
14th International Istanbul Festival, 1986
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Viktoria Mullova, violin
15th International Istanbul Festival, 1987
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Bejart Ballet Lausanne
16th International Istanbul Festival, 1988
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Astor Piazzolla, bandoneon
Suarez Fernando, violin
16th International Istanbul Festival, 1988
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Martha Graham Dance Ensemble and Martha Graham
18th International Istanbul Festival, 1990
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Itzhak Perlman, violin
Janet Goodman Guggenheim, piano
20th International Istanbul Festival, 1992
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London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, conductor
21st International Istanbul Festival, 1993
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Bayezid
Pier-Luigi Pizzi, director
27th International Istanbul Music Festival, 1999
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Fazıl Say, piano
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
27th International Istanbul Music Festival, 1999
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Pacific Northwest Ballet
28th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2000
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Berliner Philharmoniker
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
29th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2001
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Cecilia Bartoli, soprano
31st International Istanbul Music Festival, 2003
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Carolyn Carlson Dance Ensemble
33rd International Istanbul Music Festival, 2005
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Joshua Bell, conductor and violin
UBS Verbier Chamber Orchestra
33rd International Istanbul Music Festival, 2005
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Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Mariss Jansons, conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
35th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2007
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BBC Symphony Orchestra & Choir
35th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2007
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Sir John Tavener
35th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2007
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Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Lynn Harrell, cello
Sir André Previn, piano
37th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2009
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Daniel Barenboim, conductor and piano
Filarmonica Della Scala
37th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2009
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Arvo Pärt, conductor
38th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2010
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Academy of Ancient Music
Pavlo Besnosiuk, conductor
Joanne Lunn, soprano
38th International Istanbul Music Festival, 2010
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The Moscow Soloists
Yuri Bashmet, conductor and viola
39th Istanbul Music Festival, 2011
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Leonard Elschenbroich, cello
39th Istanbul Music Festival, 2011
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Renée Fleming, soprano
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
39th Istanbul Music Festival, 2011
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Zurich Ballet
Heinz Spoerli, director
Claudius Herrmann, cell
40th Istanbul Music Festival, 2012
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L’Arpeggiata
Raquel Andueza, soprano
Vincenzo Capezzuto, vocal and dance
40th Istanbul Music Festival, 2012
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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Sascha Goetzel, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin
41st Istanbul Music Festival, 2013
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New London Consort
Philip Pickett, conductor
Mauricio Garcia Lozano, director
41st Istanbul Music Festival, 2013
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Munich Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Liebreich, conductor
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
41st Istanbul Music Festival, 2013
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‘Remembering Sait Faik on His 60th Death Anniversary’
Özen Yula, director
Fazıl Say, piano and composer
42nd Istanbul Music Festival, 2014
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Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor
Julian Rachlin, violin
42nd Istanbul Music Festival, 2014
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Zubin Mehta
42nd Istanbul Music Festival, 2014
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‘Mozart Marathon with Fazıl Say’
Fazıl Say, piano
43rd Istanbul Music Festival, 2015
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Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Sascha Goetzel, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
43rd Istanbul Music Festival, 2015
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Borodin Quartet
Boris Berezovsky, piano
43rd Istanbul Music Festival, 2015
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Venedik Baroque Orchestra
Patricia Petibon, soprano
Andrea Marcon, conductor
44th Istanbul Music Festival, 2016
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Maria João Pires, piano
Antonio Meneses, cello
44th Istanbul Music Festival, 2016
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Murray Perahia
44th Istanbul Music Festival, 2016
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Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Fazıl Say, piano
45th Istanbul Music Festival, 2017
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‘Opus 2’
Circa Ensemble
Debussy Quartet
45th Istanbul Music Festival, 2017
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