Fazil Say Piano Recital A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

Audiences the world over are brought to rapture with the diversity of talent of Turkish-born artist Fazil Say. He is at one and the same time a classical pianist, composer and jazz musician of unquestionable quality. Born in 1970 in Ankara to a litterateur family, he was strongly influenced by his parents’ love of classical music. Accordingly, he started playing piano at the Ankara State Conservatory where he also studied composition. In 1994 he won first place at the Young Concert Artists International Auditions and it was this that launched him on an international career. At the request of the European Union, he has been Ambassador of Intercultural Dialogue from 2008. He is regularly invited to perform with the philharmonic orchestras of New York, Israel, Baltimore and St. Petersburg, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic and Orchestre National de France. He has played on the stages of numerous festivals and at Carnegie Hall.