ERASMUS ANKARA CONCERT

ADNAN SAYGUN

The new musical language of the early Republic of Turkey, illustrated by the music of Ahmed Adnan Saygun

The composer Ahmed Adnan Saygun (1907-1991) was a leading representative of a reform of Turkish music aimed at Western classical music. He belonged to the Turkish Five, the group of the first professional composers of the Republic of Turkey, which was founded in 1923. The concert will feature early piano works by the master.

Ahmed Adnan Saygun
Suite, Five pieces for piano op. 2 (1931)
Sonatina op. 15 (1938)

Prof. Elif Önal piano
Arda Erdem lecture with explanations
Dirk Boris Kestel translation
State Conservatory of Ankara University