Prominent musicians convene for 5th International Opus Amadeus Chamber Music Festival

Istanbul will host prominent musicians from Europe and the best examples of Baroque, Classical, Romantic and modern music from Feb. 11 to March 2. Celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, the music festival is the one and only chamber music festival in Turkey. The fifth Istanbul International Opus Amadeus Chamber Music Festival will take place in various venues around the city under the art directorship of Mustafa Mestçi who has been organizing this delightful music event since 2012. "The happiness on the faces of music lovers during our festival has been our greatest happiness since 2012," said Mestçi during an interview with Anadolu Agency. "We are proud to announce that prominent musicians will open the doors to the magical, mystical and peaceful world of chamber music for three weeks. We invite all music lovers to our festival, which will take place in the most distinguished venues in the city," he added.

Just like the previous festival, the fifth edition of the chamber music festival in Istanbul will host the soloist for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as the headliner. Festival concerts will take place in the Istanbul Naval Museum, the Maltepe Municipality Türkan Saylan Cultural Center, the Surp Levon Armenian Catholic Church, Notre Dame de Sion French High School and the Ashkenazi Synagogue of Istanbul.

The festival kicks off with a concert by Hungarian baroque ensemble Aura Musicale at the Istanbul Naval Museum. On Feb. 17, the Türkan Saylan Cultural Center hosts bassoon artist Berke Hitay and his friends, while the Naval Museum welcomes Collegium Musicum Den Haag Baraque Ensemble on Feb. 27. The "Barış İçin Music" (Music for Peace) concert takes place on Feb. 25 at Notre Dame de Sion French High School. The Bilkent Woodwind Trio will take over Surp Levon Armenian Catholic Church in Kadiköy on Feb. 28, and the Camerata İstanbul Wind Quintet will offer an unforgettable music feast on March 2 at the Ashkenazi Synagogue of Istanbul. During the festival, compositions by prominent Baroque, Classical and modern musicians, such as Bach, Anders, Rebel, Telemann, Barbella, JC Bach, CPE Bach, Haydn, Devienne, Mozart, Beethoven, Grieg, Verdi, Strauss, Debussy, Ravel, Auric, Françaix, Ibert, Sauguet, Jacob, Denisov, Cohan, Bock, Rota, Güneş, Moreno, Cemal Reşit Rey and Piazzola, will be performed.