Milano / Tuesday 21 September 2010
Coro Bizantino - © Lelli&Masotti
Coro Bizantino - © Lelli&Masotti

Chiesa di Sant’Alessandro / at 09:00 PM

Musical Traditions of Turkey

From Byzantium to Istanbul. Christian-Orthodox and Muslim liturgical chants

Lykourgos Angelopoulos, conductor

Coro bizantino

Coro di müezzin

Kudsi Erguner, conductor and ney flute

Derya Turkan, viella kemençe

General Admission € 10 Carnet gold, Pass FocusTurkey Tickets sold-out
Constantinople was along the centuries the center of the liturgical and musical tradition called "Byzantine", which, after the capture of the city by the Ottoman in 1453, lived in harmony with the Islamic musical tradition, coming up today. Such an intercultural and interreligious environment will relive in the rare meeting between these ensemble directed by the main personalities of the two traditions.

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by Giovanni De Zorzi

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