Antalya Piano Festival turns 17, expects more listeners to come

ANTALYA

The 17th International Antalya Piano Festival will open with a concert by Chinese pianist Zhang Zou at the EXPO 2016 Antalya Congress Center. DHA photo

The International Antalya Piano Festival is returning for a 17th year on Sept. 21 with world-famous artists. 

For the first time this year, the festival, which was previously organized at the Antalya Culture Center, will be organized at the EXPO 2016 Antalya Congress Center in order to facilitate the participation of a higher number of people. 

The honorary conductor of the Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Gürer Aykal, is the art director of the festival, which will host musicians such as Chinese pianist Zhang Zou, Spain’s Manolo Carrasco, Lithuania’s Julian Rachlin, Turkey’s Tolga Atalay Ün and Gökhan Aybulus and Italy’s Roberto Cominati. 

As part of the festival, the Young Talents Concert will be held at the Antalya Culture Center on Oct. 5. During the concert, music lovers will be able to listen to young musicians on the stage. 

The festival will continue until Oct. 14. 

Tickets for the festival are available at Biletix.