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The State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”

Wed, Apr 30

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CSO Ada Ankara Ziraat Bank Main Hall

750 TL - 550 TL - 350 TL - 250 TL Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - Time: 20:00 CSO Ada Ankara Ziraat Bankası Main Hall

The State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”
The State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”

Time & Location

Apr 30, 2025, 8:00 PM

CSO Ada Ankara Ziraat Bank Main Hall, Talatpasa Boulevard, No: 38 Opera, Haci Bayram, 06330 Altindag/Ankara, Türkiye

About the event

Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra

"Evgeny Svetlanov"


Fedor Beznosikov, conductor

Salih Can Gevrek , piano


Program


S. Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.2

Moderator

Adagio sostenuto

Allegro scherzo


PI Tchaikovsky- 4th Symphony

Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima

Andantino in the canzoni style

Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato – Allegro

Finale: Allegro con fuoco

The Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra “Evgeny Svetlanov” is one of the oldest symphony orchestras in Russia. The first performance of the orchestra, conducted by A. Gauk and E. Kleiber, took place on October 5, 1936 in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory.

Over the years, the State Orchestra was conducted by Alexander Gauk (1936-1941), Natan Rakhlin (1941-1945), Konstantin Ivanov (1946-1965), Evgeny Svetlanov (1965-2000), Vasily Sinaisky (2000-2002), Mark Gorenstein (2002-2011), Vladimir Jurowski (2011-2021) and Vasily Petrenko (2021-2022). In 2005, the ensemble was named after E. F. Svetlanov. Since 2021, Vladimir Jurowski has served as Honorary Conductor of the Orchestra.


The orchestra has performed in the world's most important concert halls, including the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Bolshoi Theatre in Russia, the Column Hall of the House of Trade Unions, the Kremlin State Palace in Moscow, Carnegie Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Pleyel in Paris, the Colon National Opera in Buenos Aires, and the Suntory Hall in Tokyo. In 2013, the orchestra gave its first major concert on Red Square in Moscow.


The orchestra has had the honorary title "Academic" since 1972. In 1986 it was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, in 2006, 2011 and 2017 it was honored with the Prize of Gratitude of the Russian Federation, and in 2021 it was awarded the Gramophone award for the recording of D. Shostakovich's violin concertos (soloist - A. Ibragimova, conductor - V. Jurowski).


Fedor Beznosikov , conductor

Young and promising conductor Fedor Beznosikov is both a soloist and conductor artist who has been praised for his achievements in the world of Russian Classical Music. Graduating from the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory as a violinist in 2017, Fedor Beznosikov has been conducting the orchestra since 2021. Beznosikov, who was a member of the Moscow Virtuosos for 4 years, continues his career as a conductor. The artist, who has won awards in many international competitions around the world, has twice received the “President of the Russian Federation Prize” for supporting talented young people. In 2024, he was nominated for the Moscow Art Theater Award in the Classical Music category and was included in the list of the most talented representatives of the cultural industry in Russia by The Blueprint magazine. In 2023, Musical Life named him “ Discovery of the Year” . Fedor Beznosikov gives concerts both as a soloist and conductor in many prestigious concert halls around the world, especially in Russia, such as Carnegie Hall (New York), Chicago Symphony Hall (Chicago), Musikverin (Vienna), Berlin Philharmonic Hall (Berlin), Mozarteum (Salzburg). He has given concerts and toured in Germany, Spain, Estonia, China, Austria, USA, France and Italy.

Salih Can Gevrek, piano

Salih Can Gevrek was born in Türkiye and started his piano training at the age of five.

He was accepted to Bilkent University Music and Performing Arts Faculty Preparatory School at the age of

He continued his education at Bilkent University with Gulnara Aziz, and in 2011

He was accepted to the Royal College of Music in London. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dmitri Alexeev

He graduated from the Royal College of Music and studied at the Queen Elisabeth Music School in Brussels.

He continues his active work as an “Associated Artist” at the Chapel.

Success in international competitions at the age of ten, Eskişehir Anadolu University

It started with the award he won at the International Young Pianists Competition.

Second Prize at the Lubomir Pipkov International Piano Competition, Moscow State

Degree in the Conservatory International Piano Competition, Kamuran Gündemir Piano

He won the first prize in the competition. He also won the 'Selçuk-Kamuran Gündemir' Special

He was awarded the Prize and performed Rachmaninov's music with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra.

He performed the Piano Concerto No. 2. Recently, he performed at the Gümüşlük International Piano Concert

Competition, third place in the Lyon International Piano Competition in France and

He won the Special Scriabin Prize. Most recently, he won the Vienna International Music Competition.

He added a new success to his list of achievements by winning.

As a soloist, National Symphony Orchestra of Belgium, Wallonie Chamber Orchestra, (INSO) Lviv

Philharmonic Orchestra, Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra,

He performed with the Ankara Philharmonic Orchestra and the Presidential Symphony Orchestra.

Also Granada Music Festival (Spain), Bolzano Piano Festival, Fondazione

Bertarelli's Amiata Festival (Pisa), Gstaad Sommets Musicaux (Switzerland), Villa Musica

(Mainz), Antalya Piano Festival, Music Above the Park Festival (Madrid), Palacio de

Festivales de Cantabria (Santander), the Three Choirs Festival in Worcester and the Bosch Young

He gave recitals at international festivals such as the Classical Musicians Festival. 2011 Ankara

His solo recital at the Music Festival was highly praised and he performed live in Spain and Türkiye.

broadcast on national radio. Salih, Vienna Musikverein, Berliner Philarmoniker

Chamber Hall, London Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Amaryllis

Fleming Hall, Brussels BOZAR Flagey, Lviv Philharmonic Hall, Manchester Bridgewater

The Hall is one of the most prestigious venues in the world, including the Joseph Joachim Concert Hall in Berlin and the Salle Molière in Lyon.

gave concerts in halls.

In the field of chamber music, Frank Braley, Miklos Perenyi, Mate Szucs, Alexander Sitkovetsky,

He has performed with names such as Boris Garlitsky, Alexander Hülshoff and Avo Kouyoumdjian;

Oranjewoud Festival Award, 'Eurasian Stars' International Piano Festival in Kazakhstan

First place in the International Piano Competition and the Dubai Classic Piano International Piano Competition

was deemed worthy of special achievement awards.

His first album, 'Concertos without Orchestra', features works by Bach, Schumann

and Rachmaninov's works and will be available on all digital platforms in April 2024

has been published.





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