Turnage & Berlioz

Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Sascha Goetzel
Violin: Vadim Repin, Daniel Hope

Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orchestra premiered Mark-Anthony Turnage’s “Shadow Walker”, commissioned by BIPO, Essen Philharmonic and Trans- Siberian Art Festival at the opening concert of BIPO’s 2017-2018 season in İstanbul. BIPO went on a successful European tour that included the work in their repertoire in September 2017 visiting Essen, Ljubljana, Vienna and Zurich.

BIPO’s latest CD featuring live recordings of Turnage’s “Shadow Walker” and Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique” has recently been released under the ONYX label. The album was recorded live at the Musikverein’s Great Hall in Vienna, third stop of BIPO’s European Tour. At this concert, Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orchestra under Sascha Goetzel accompanies famous violin virtuosos Vadim Repin and Daniel Hope. In the second half of the concert, BIPO delivers a masterful performance of Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique.”

MARK-ANTHONY TURNAGE (d. 1960)
“Shadow Walker”, concerto for two violins and orchestra