Fazıl Say has been astounding audiences and critics alike for more than 25 years through his extraordinary pianistic talents and dazzling performances. Guest appearances have taken him to countless countries on all five continents, and he has been critically acclaimed by the international press.
Say is one of the world’s most prominent pianists but he is also a much-admired composer with a substantial catalogue of works, having composed over 100 pieces, including Symphony No. 1 ‘ İstanbul’, Symphony No. 2 ‘Mesopotamia’, Black Earth, Nâz ım Oratorio and the ‘Mount Ida’ series. He has been commissioned to write music for, among others, the Salzburger Festspiele, WDR, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Wiener Konzerthaus, Dresdner Philharmonie, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the BBC. His oeuvre includes five symphonies, two oratorios, various solo concertos and numerous works for piano and chamber music.
Say has recorded over 65 albums to date, including his Complete Violin Works (8.574085) with Friedemann Eichhorn.
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