Minister Ersoy announced the Presidential Symphony Orchestra's (CSO) international concert program for its 200th anniversary season. Through concerts in Bucharest, Prague, Vienna and New York, the CSO will share two centuries of artistic heritage with international audiences.
First concert to take place in Bucharest
The CSO's international program will begin on November 3, 2026, at the Bucharest National Opera House. Conductor Bujor Hoinic will lead the concert, which will be held specially for Republic Day.
The concert program will feature Ferit Tüzün's Turkish Capriccio, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 and Bujor Hoinic's symphonic poem Angora.
European tour includes Prague and Vienna
The CSO's European tour will begin in March 2027. Led by conductor Cemi'i Can Deliorman, the orchestra will perform at the Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague on March 29 and at the Vienna Konzerthaus on March 31.
The soloist on the tour will be cellist Mischa Maisky. The European tour program will feature Ferit Tüzün's Nasreddin Hodja Suite, Antonín Dvořák's Cello Concerto and Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10.
The Prague concert's taking place in the Dvořák Hall will give special significance to Dvořák's work in the program. The CSO will also perform the European tour program for music lovers in Ankara on March 26.
Program to conclude at Carnegie Hall
The CSO's international program for its 200th anniversary season will conclude with a concert at Carnegie Hall in New York on September 21, 2027. Cemi'i Can Deliorman will conduct the concert; details of its program will be announced in the coming months.
World-renowned conductors and soloists in Ankara
During its 200th anniversary season, the CSO will also bring internationally renowned conductors and soloists together with music lovers in Ankara. The season program will feature a repertoire of works performed in the world's leading concert halls, along with artists from different countries.
Throughout the season, distinguished conductors and soloists will perform before audiences in Ankara on the CSO stage.