The first Istanbul Woodwind Festival was held this year 2016 from 29 June – 3 July, and Shadanga Duo had the pleasure of performing. Turkey has been in the news quite a lot recently for not good reasons. One of these was the explosion at Atatürk airport, Istanbul’s main international hub and one of the busiest airports in the world, which happened the evening before the festival was to begin. Luckily we had arrived about 9 hours previous and were far from it when it happened, but some others scheduled to perform arrived right after, and upon seeing the devastation turned around and flew back home. Despite the tumultuous politics in the country at the moment, it has a rich cultural heritage and warm, welcoming people.
Shadanga performed the World Premiere of Balint Barath’s Színakkordok (Dancing Light Column) for flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, and electronics as well as pieces by Villa-Lobos, Carter, and Aguirre.
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