Turkey in Music review: Triumph of democracy through music
March 5, 2015 - 6:52PM
John Shand
What a triumph of employing the arts as the apex of diplomacy (are you listening, Julie Bishop?). What a gift from Turkey in Gallipoli's centenary year: 90 minutes of exceptional music – and for free! Presented by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Sydney's Turkish Consulate General, and directed by Beyhan Murphy, this was the polar opposite of those awful "spectaculars" that ape the vulgarity of Olympic opening ceremonies. This was the pinnacle of traditional, classical and contemporary Turkish music performed with possibly the best live sound I have encountered – take a bow, Ibrahim Ozmen – and certainly the best live sound involving an amplified orchestra.
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