At the ceremony, İlhan Baran will be presented with the Honorary Award.
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra is the Istanbul Music Festival Resident Orchestra.
The 44th Istanbul Music Festival starts with a magnificent program. Bringing together a young star with the audience at the opening concert, the festival brings together Dmitry Masleev, the winner of the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition 2015, and the festival's Resident Orchestra, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Sacha Goetzel.
Dmitry Masleev, who won the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition with an unprecedented audience, jury and media support, made his debut in Turkey with his interpretation of Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1, which brought him first place unanimously and was described by The Financial Times as "a brilliant virtuosity". He will give his concert. Music critics draw particular attention to the young star's creative character as well as her natural style.
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, which has been an indispensable element of Turkey's cultural life since May 1999 when it gave its first concert, was praised in the world press for the concerts it gave at the opening events of the 2010 Salzburg Festival and at the BBC Proms in 2014.
In addition to Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, one of the masterpieces of the piano repertoire, Hamlet Suite, which is considered to be Shostakovich's most successful film music with its originality, intense mood and the impact it leaves on the listener, refers to this year's theme of the festival, and is one of the magnificent concerts waiting for the audience throughout the month. It also gives its signals.
