“Hezarfen” has been commisioned by the city of Mannheim and the Musikalische Akademie of the Nationaltheater Mannheim. It’s supposed to be a present by the city of Mannheim to its citizens – both to the German and Turkish citizens. The performances will take place on March, 5th and 6th at the Rosengarten in Mannheim at 20:00
Orchestra: Musikalische Akademie of the Nationaltheater Mannheim
Conductor: Dan Ettinger
Soloist: Burcu Karadağ (Ney)
The complete programme of the concerts will be:
Joseph Haydn: Piano concerto D Major Hob XVIII:11
Fazil Say: World premiere of “Hezarfen” (Der Fliegende Türke)
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Gustav Holst: The Planets op. 32
“Hezarfen” draws its inspiration from the historical figure of Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi who in 1632 successfully flew across the Bosphorus from the European side of İstanbul to Üsküdar on the Asian side, using a set of self-made wings. “Hezarfen” will be 15 minutes long – the same amount of time it took Hezarfen to fly across the Bosphorus.
Here’s the link to the Rosengarten website: http://www.rosengarten-mannheim.de/de/Kultur-Details.asp?Id=2220.
You will be able to buy tickets by using this link: http://www.musikalische-akademie.de/tickets.php
Musikalische Akademie des Nationaltheater-Orchesters Mannheim
