Hacettepe University Symphony Orchestra gave the first concert of the spring semester at Ankara State Conservatory Concert Hall. Violin artist Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev participated in the concert directed by our conservatory faculty member Prof. Rengim Gökmen as a soloist. The works of Finnish composer Jan Sibelius and Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky were performed in the program.
The concert started with Jan Sibelius' short piece called Sad Waltz. This work, in which the orchestra reflected sad colors, was followed by the violin concerto of the same composer. Violinist Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev, who performed this concerto, one of the most powerful works of the violin repertoire, with great mastery despite his young age, was appreciated by the applause of the entire hall that lasted for minutes.
The first half ended after minutes of applause for Ganiyev, who responded to the audience's applause with the Ballad of Belgian composer Eugene-Auguste Ysaye after his rendition of Sibelius.
In the second half, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's symphony No. 4, one of the most important works of the symphonic music repertoire, was performed by Hacettepe University Symphony Orchestra. Prof. Rengim Gökmen's masterful conduct in the symphony, which he conducted by heart, was rewarded with endless applause at the end of the concert, as in the first half. The performances of the orchestra artists in the solos were also appreciated in the 45-minute piece, which the audience listened to with great concentration. In addition to Hacettepe University Symphony Orchestra's own staff consisting of professional artists, the faculty members of the conservatory also occasionally support the concerts in which students studying at the State Conservatory gain experience by participating. In this concert, Prof. in the violin group. Ceylan Kabakçı and International Expert Ols Cinxo took part.
As this concert, which took place under the direction of conductor Prof. Rengim Gökmen and lasted approximately two hours, ended, it was engraved in memories with the audience standing and applauding for a long time.
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