Tuluyhan Ugurlu at Hagia Eireni

Turkish pianist Tuluyhan Ugurlu will give the 300th performance of his piece "Istanbul, a World Capital" on Oct. 13 at the Hagia Eireni Museum. The concert will be organized by the Union of Turkish Hotel Owners. Ugurlu will share the stage with Murat Toraman on reeds, Dogukan Cokseker on viola, Ugur Varol on electric guitar and drums, Umut Sel on contrabass and Gurkan Ozkan on percussion. Adrushan Kirkor Halachyan, Yako Taragano and Yunus Balcioglu will also perform hymns from three religions. The concert will also include a presentation of over 300 photos and short texts. "Istanbul a World Capital" is a modern classical work of art, which Ugurlu has dedicated to Istanbul. Ugurlu starts off with the words of Napoléon Bonaparte, "If there was only one country in the world, its capital would be Istanbul," and reflects the 3,000-year history of the city from the perspective of the 2000s. For the first time in this piece, Ugurlu departed from his classical sound to create a modern synthesis. Tickets for the Hagia Eireni concert are available at Biletix.