Özyeğin Filarmoni - Sezon Açılışı

Freedom and nature have long been among the central themes in art history through which humanity's relationship with the world has been explored. In his Egmont Overture, inspired by Goethe's play, Beethoven brings the struggle for freedom into the orchestral realm. The gradual intensification of the solemn, dark opening, followed by a brilliant finale, gives musical expression to this idea through the structure of the work itself.

Say's Mother Earth Piano Concerto, meanwhile, connects the musical tradition of portraying nature with contemporary environmental concerns. Across seven movements, the earth, forests, seas, and rivers emerge through different instrumental colours, while the recurring main theme in the piano ties these landscapes together.

Although they belong to different eras, the two composers share an approach to music as a means of reflecting on humanity and the world we inhabit. The orchestra is conducted by Tianyi Lu, with Fazıl Say appearing as the soloist in Mother Earth, his latest piano concerto.