One of the famous Turkish Five, Hasan Ferit Alnar was one of the foremost and pioneering composers of Turkish Classical music. The Concerto for Kanun & String Quintet is his most famous work and is the centerpiece of this quintessentially Turkish programme:

Concerto for Kanun & String Quintet

Ciftetelli (Adagio) for Kanun & String Quintet

Suite for Violin & Piano

Trio Fantaisie for Violin, Cello & Piano

Istanbul born pianist Arzu Kirtil, famous for piano duo performances with her twin sister Gamze Kirtil, is working on this exciting collaboration with renowned Turkish musicians as Kanun player Tahir Aydoğdu and bassist Aykut Dursen as well as Luxembourg’s Kreisler Quartet. This quartet is formed by violin player Haoxing Liang ( leader ), Silja Geirhardsdottir also on violin, Jean-Marc Apap on viola and Niall Brown on cello, all of them string players from the Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg. This concert is going to be performed in Luxembourg and later will tour the surrounding region.