BUIKA

A stunning vocalist who fuses contemporary Spanish and Latin music with melancholic elements of jazz and flamenco, Buika gained a large number of followers in Turkey with her last album El Último Trago. Buika is a brilliant songwriter as much as being an exceptional and influential singer: With her ethnic identity extending from Spain to Africa, she subtly and profoundly combines jazz, funk, flamenco, gypsy, rumba, Afro-Cuban rhythms, copla and new soul in her much-admired and acclaimed work. Captivating audiences with her strong performances where she uses the stage as an open space to establish a deeper connection with her listeners, Buika is also versatile in playing the guitar, piano, bass and cello. The New York Times music critic Jon Pareles described Buika live on stage at New York City as nothing short of "magnificent", and her Istanbul concert will surely be nothing short of that either.
Sepetçiler Kasrı
20.7.2010, 22.00
Seated 70 TL
Standing 50 TL
Student (Standing) 40 TL

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SEAL

One of the most powerful voices of soul and modern R&B, Seal is known for his renditions of popular hits such as "Killer", "Crazy" and Grammy-awarded "Kiss from A Rose", and Soul, his sixth studio album, which includes interpretations of soul and jazz standards.
Born in 1963 in London, Seal was educated as an architect and modelled for a while. His silky voice reminiscent of Nat King Cole and his unique singing style quickly brought him international fame in the 1990s, and he became one of the most popular British soul vocalists of the decade. Although his earliest material still showed signs of acid house, he later created a distinctive fusion of soul, folk, pop, dance, and rock.

Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre
19.7.2010, 21.00
Seated 120, 100, 80, 60 TL
Student 40 TL
Front of stage 200 TL

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GRACE JONES

An unusually striking voice, an arresting show, a modern time legend: Uncompromising since the 70s, from disco to rock, from glamour and glam, the one and only Grace Jones has never left the stage, and rocked the world last year once more with her 2009 album Hurricane.
A Jamaican-born contralto, Grace Jones was always in the spotlight and always controversial with her outstanding physique, original, innovative and avant-garde visual quality, modelling and acting, androgynous stage persona, amazing vocal performance and stage shows. A style icon since her 1977 debut album Portfolio, her discography is replete with works such as Island Life and Nightclubbing, iconic one after the other. Grace Jones' İstanbul concert is going to be as unforgettable as it could get.

Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre
16.7.2010, 21.00
Seated 90, 80, 70, 60 TL
Student 40 TL
Front of stage 120 TL

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TONY BENNETT

Frank Sinatra once stated unequivocally, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business. A legend since the 50s, Bennett will be on stage at the Open Air Theatre for an unforgettable, memorable concert.

Winner of 15 Grammies including the Lifetime Achievement Award, Tony Bennett is a special artist, loved and adored by audiences from almost all ages, annulling generation gaps. An unequalled performer, Bennett is an iconic vocalist belonging to the "Great American Songbook" tradition, who has collaborated with many artists including Michael Buble, Elvis Costello, Celine Dion, Diana Krall, Bono, and K.D. Lang, with whom he made a duet album. The İstanbul concert of this amazing voice will be opened by the celebrated Turkish jazz pianist Kerem Görsev's trio.

Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre

15.7.2010, 20.00

Seated 80, 70, 55, 40 TL

Student 30 TL

Front of stage 120 TL

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17th International İstanbul Jazz Festival

The programme of the 17th International İstanbul Jazz Festival is announced! The programme of the İstanbul Jazz Festival, which will take place during July 1-20, is announced at Salon in a press conference. İstanbul Jazz Festival prepares to turn İstanbul into a city of jazz with over 50 concerts. The programme >>



Click for more information : http://www.iksv.org/caz/english/program.asp?EID=1

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Rihanna

Barbados-born, Grammy and MTV Award winner superstar Rihanna will be in Istanbul on June 3rd.

From her breakthrough multi-platinum album “A Girl Like Me” to her ubiquitous global smash “Good Girl Gone Bad,” in just a few short years, Rihanna has helped redefine the path of popular music for a new generation. Now, she continues that musical and stylistic journey on one of the most hotly anticipated new albums in recent history, her fourth original studio album, Rated R.

In 2005, Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart and features the Billboard Hot 100 hit single "Pon de Replay". Less than a year later, she released her second studio album, A Girl Like Me (2006), which peaked within the top five of the Billboard albums chart, and produced her first US number one hit single, "SOS", as well as Billboard Hot 100 top ten entries "Unfaithful" and "Break It Off". Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007), peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, featured five top ten hits including three US number one hit singles—"Umbrella", "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia"—and the worldwide hit "Don't Stop the Music". Good Girl Gone Bad showed Rihanna’s many layers as a singer, performer and musician. The album was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella," which features Jay-Z. Her fourth studio album, Rated R, was released in November 2009. Its first three singles, "Russian Roulette", "Hard" and "Rude Boy" peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. Rihanna has attained six number ones in the USA since 2006, making her the female artist with the most number ones of the century.

Rihanna has received several accolades, including the 2007 World Music Awards for World's Best-Selling Pop Female Artist and Female Entertainer of the Year, as well as the 2008 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. She serves as one of Barbados's honorary cultural
ambassadors. In January 2010, Rihanna received two Grammy Awards for Jay-Z's 2009 single "Run This Town", bringing her total number of Grammys won to three.

Ticket Prices
Front Stage: 360,00 TL
Standing: 135,00 TL

Date : 03.06.2010 21:00:00
Venue : Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena

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Eros Ramazotti

Italian singer and songwriter Eros Ramazzotti will be performing in Istanbul as part of his latest albums tour, Alie Radici.

Ramazzotti, who is one of the most popular artists in Italy is well known not only in most non English-speaking European countries but also in most of the Spanish-speaking world as he has released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish.

Ramazzotti has sold over 40 million records in his 25-year career. The Italian star has done duets with several prestigious artists such as Cher, Tina Turner, Andrea Bocelli, Patsy Kensit, Anastacia, Joe Cocker, Luciano Pavarotti, Laura Pausini, and Ricky Martin.

Ticket Prices
Category 1: 210,00 TL (Front Stage-Chair)
Category 2: 185,00 TL (Front Stage-Chair)
Category 3: 160,00 TL (Front Stage-Chair)
Category 4: 133,00 TL (Tribune)
Category 5: 107,50 TL (Tribune)

Date: 07.07.2010 21:00:00
Venue: Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena

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Sonisphere Festival

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38th International Istanbul Music Festival

The International İstanbul Music Festival will take place between June 3-30. Including stars Arvo Pärt, Lang Lang and one of the most important orchestras of classical music, Vienna Philharmonic, The International İstanbul Music Festival will welcome over 500 local and foreign artists in its 38th year and will announce the arrival of summer with a prestigious programme.

In this year's İstanbul Music Festival, there will be 21 events including, symphony and chamber orchestras, vocal concerts, chamber music, recitals and jazz improvisations. As an addition to the classic venues of the festival such as the Hagia Eirene Museum, Archeology Museum, Tiled Kiosk, and Süreyya Opera House, Haliç Convention Centre also participates in the festival this year.

The programme of the 38th International İstanbul Music Festival is announced in a press conference at Four Seasons Hotel İstanbul at the Bosphorus. IKSV Chairman of Board of Directors Bülent Eczacıbaşı, Borusan Culture and Arts Chair of the Board of Directors Zeynep Hamedi and İstanbul Music Festival Director Yeşim Gürer Oymak spoke at the press conference.

At the press conference, İKSV Chairman Bülent Eczacıbaşı said that "in 1973, the International Istanbul Music Festival became a major player in Istanbul's culture and artistic life, and has been presenting the very best in classical music since then. This established festival will rejoin music lovers for the 38th time between June 3 and June 30. This year's festival programme is rich with the maturity, innovative approach and ever-present enthusiasm of its experience of almost 40 years. As the festival benefits tradition, it makes way for up-and-coming talents and young musicians, artists from Turkey and abroad rub shoulders in inventive projects, presents preeminent classical music artists to the Istanbulite audience."

Chairperson for Borusan Center for Culture and Arts, Zeynep Hamedi stated that "it is our fifth year that we have been sponsoring the International Istanbul Music Festival, and we are more than happy to be supporting the festival and İKSV which are perhaps most influential and essential in promoting classical music to great masses, because we believe that the power of art is the foremost factor that would establish the appropriate environment of sustainable communication and understanding in making people come together. 2010 is significant in it that İstanbul is designated as the European Capital of Culture. At this special time, when all eyes turned to İstanbul thanks to the numerous activities of the European Capital of Culture, of which Borusan is one of the corporate sponsors, the Festival will be opening with the concert of the Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, the first of a very rich programme, worthy of  2010."

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Infected Mushroom

Ticket Prices
Full: 80,00 TL,
Student: 65,00 TL

Date: 23.04.2010 23:59:00
Venue: Bronx Pi Sahne

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