The 18th North Cyprus International Bellapais Spring Music Festival which will be held in contribution to the survival of the Champion Angels Society within the scope of the North Cyprus Music Association has begun on Friday April 14.
Pianist Rauf Kasimov, violinist Ayşe Karaoğlan and violist Çetin Aydar performed at the TRNC PSO concert that was held at the Bellapais Abbey and conducted by Ali Hoca.
The festival will feature an ECKOduo concert tomorrow night. Created by Japanese pianist Chisato Kusunoki and Turkish Cypriot pianist Emre Öztek, two Turkish Cypriots will be performing along with 4-hand piano works by Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Dvorak and Smetana during the ECKOduo concert.
A concert will be held at the Bellapais Spring Festival in contribution to the survival of the Champion Angels Society by the Deputy Prime Ministry, the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment, Deniz Plaza, Bellapais Gardens, Kybele and Huzurağaç at the Bellapais Abbey on May 7.
International Bellapais Spring Music Festival programme:
April 18, ECKOduo: Chisato Kusunoki & Emre Öztek four-hand Piano Recital
April 25, Halit Sarp & Eser Öktem Violin – Piano Recital
April 28, Duo Lamente: Kaan Buldular / countertenor – Hande Cangökçe / archlute
May 2, Pamir Kolat & Atakan Sarı, Flute – Piano Recital
May 4, LBO Symphonic Project: Soundtrack Concert conductor: Eray İnal, Soloist: Ezgi Akgürgen
May 6, Alina Polova / soprano – Yuliya Yılmaz / piano
May 7, Cyprus Piano Recital: Concert by students of Rauf Kasımov’s “In support of The Association for Commemorating the Champion Angels”
May 10, Mihriban Aviral Flute Recital “Latin Jazz Breeze”
May 12, Festival Closing Concert Expromte Trio and Evren Karagöz, Bariton “15 Anniversary Concert”
All concerts at the Bellapais Abbey will start at 8 pm with an entrance fee of 200TL.
