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The Lord of The Rings
Bilkent Odeon
21 September 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
Can Okan, conductor
Saygun Philharmonic Choir
Çiğdem Aytepe, choirmaster

The Fellowship of the Ring | The Prophecy
The Fellowship of the Ring | Concerning Hobbits
The Fellowship of the Ring | The Shadow of the Past
The Fellowship of the Ring | A Knife in the Dark
The Fellowship of the Ring | The Bridge of Khazad Dum
The Two Towers | The Riders of Rohan
The Two Towers | Evenstar
The Two Towers | Isengard Unleashed
The Two Towers | Gollum's Song
The Two Towers | Forth Eorlingas
The Return of the King | Hope and Memory
The Return of the King | Minas Tirith
The Return of the King | The Fields of the Pelennor
The Return of the King | The White Tree
The Planets
Bilkent Odeon
05 October 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
Romain Dumas, conductor
Dr. Umut Yıldız, narrator

G. Holst | The Planets, Op.32

Have you ever thought what it would be like if the planets had a composition?

British composer Gustav Holst's "The Planets", which represents all the known planets of the Solar System as seen from Earth at the time and their related astrological characters, including Jupiter and Mars, is accompanied by the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra and narrated by astrophysicist Umut Yıldız.
Season Opening Concert- Opera Gala
Bilkent Concert Hall
12 October 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
Romain Dumas, conductor
Sheva Tehoval, soprano

W. A. Mozart | Overture Le Nozze di Figaro
J. Offenbach | Air d’Elsbeth, Cachons l’ennui de mon âme from Fantasio
J. Offenbach | Overture La Fille du Tambour-Major
P. Mascagni | Intermezzo, Cavalleria Rusticana
A. Ponchielli | La Danse des Heures from Gioconda Ballet
G. Verdi | Sempre Libera from La Traviata
G. Rossini | Overture William Tell
G. Donizetti | Quel guardo il cavaliere...So anch'io la virtù magica from Don Pasquale
J. Offenbach |Galop from La grande-duchesse de Gérolstein
C. Gounod | Air des Bijoux from Faust
G. Bizet | Galop from Jeux d'enfant, Op. 22
C. Gounod | Ah! Je veux vivre from Roméo et Juliette
SONGS
Bilkent Concert Hall
19 October 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
Murat Cem Orhan, conductor
Burcu Kurt, soprano

L. Bernstein | Symphonic Dances
G. Gershwin | American in Paris
Concert of The Republic Day of Türkiye
Bilkent Odeon
27 October 2024 - Sunday, 15:00
Tolga Atalay Ün, conductor

BLIS-Bilkent Laboratory&International School
İDV Özel Bilkent Schools
BİLKENT Music Preparatory School Choirs

Anthems of The Republic of Türkiye
Halloween Concert
Bilkent Concert Hall
02 November 2024 - Saturday, 18:00
Transylvania from DuckTales
Graveyard, Forest, and Ice Palace From "Ghosts 'n' Goblins"
The Main Theme from Luigi's Mansion
Ghost House from Super Mario World
G. Richards | Champagne
D. Elfman | The Nightmare Before Christmas
C. Hazell | Three Brass Cats (Mr. Jums, Black Sam, Borage)
C. Hazell | Kraken
In Memory of Atatürk
Bilkent Concert Hall
09 November 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
Murat Cem Orhan, conductor
Çağ Erçağ, violoncello
TRT Polyphonic Choir
Elnara Kerimova, choirmaster
Çınar Onur Öner, tenor
Semih Aşık, baritone

M. Cetiz | Cello Concerto *World Premiere
G. Puccini | Messa di Gloria
"Eroica"
Bilkent Concert Hall
16 November 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
Julien Masmondet, conductor
François Dumont, piano

P. Zavaro | La Bataille de San Romano *Premiere in Türkiye
M. Ravel | Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
L. van Beethoven | Symphony No.3 “Eroica”
Fauré: Requiem
Bilkent Concert Hall
23 November 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
Julien Masmondet, conductor
Marc Gruber, horn
Nihan İnan, soprano
Anıl Güntekin, baritone
Saygun Philharmonic Choir
Çiğdem Aytepe, choirmaster

W. A. Mozart | Don Giovanni Ouverture
W. A. Mozart | Horn Concerto No.3, K447
G. Fauré | Requiem
"Four Last Songs"
Bilkent Concert Hall
30 November 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
Kevin Griffiths, conductor
Hailey Clark, soprano

C. M. von Weber | “Der Freischütz”
R. Strauss | “Four Last Songs”
R. Wagner | “Lohengrin”
R. Strauss | Till Eulenspiegel, Op.28
Schubert 5: Breezy Cheerfulness
Bilkent Concert Hall
06 December 2024 - Friday, 20:00
Taavi Oramo, conductor
Jonathan Roozeman, violoncello

J. Sibelius | Karelia Suite, Op.11
E. Lalo | Violoncello Concerto
F. Schubert | Symphony No.5

**Türkiye & Finland 100th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations
Bruckner 200
Bilkent Concert Hall
14 December 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
Jaome Santonja, conductor
Arthur Hinnewinkel, piano

R. Schumann | Piano Concerto, Op.54
A. Bruckner | Symphony No.7

* Bruckner's 200th Birth Anniversary
A German Requiem
Bilkent Concert Hall
21 December 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
Jiri Rozen, conductor
Victoria Khoroshunova, soprano
Uğur Atasoy, baritone
Saygun Philharmonic Choir
Çiğdem Aytepe, choirmaster

J. Brahms | Ein Deutsches Requiem
New Year's Concerts- December 28
Bilkent Concert Hall
28 December 2024 - Saturday, 20:00
James Feddeck, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano

Strauss | Lehár | Bernstein | Korngold…
New Year's Concerts- December 29
Bilkent Concert Hall
29 December 2024 - Sunday, 20:00
James Feddeck, conductor
Laquita Mitchell, soprano

Strauss | Lehár | Bernstein | Korngold…