DATE AND VENUE

11 June 2010, Hagia Eirene Museum

CONCERT INFO

AKBANK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
CEM MANSUR conductor
ANTONİO MENESES violoncello

CONCERT PRORGAMME

• Arvo Pärt
  Symphony, No.4 “Los Angeles”^*
• Robert Schumann
  Violoncello Concerto in A minor, Op.129
  Overture, Scherzo and Final

^* Turkish premiere

Lasts 90’ inc. interval.

PRE-CONCERT LECTURE
19.00-19.30 Hagia Eirene Museum Cloisters
with Cem Mansur on “Schumann and Pärt”

To be held in Turkish without simultaneous translation.

A unique ensemble with their programmes, dynamism and quality of performance, Akbank Chamber Orchestra will accompany the world renowned cellist Antonio Meneses in this concert. Making his mark on the music world with the first prize and the gold medal he won at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1982, Meneses has shared the stage with conductors like Karajan and Muti, Jansons, Abbado, Previn, Temirkanov, Rostropovitch throughout his career. Featuring the Violoncello Concerto of Schumann whose 200th birthday is commemorated this year, the concert will also present the Turkish premier of the Symphony, No.4 by Arvo Pärt who is celebrating his 75th birthday in 2010.