BİFO: MORRİCONE
THE SOUND OF CINEMA




16 June Tuesday
Concert

BIPO: Morricone - The Sound of Cinema

Concert

Türk Telekom Opera Hall

120 Minutes


BORUSAN ISTANBUL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

DIRK BROSSÉ conductor

KORO İSTANBUL

KÜBRA ŞENYAYLALAR chorus master

NAZLICAN KARAKAŞ soprano

VERONIKA VITAZKOVA pan flute and sopranino recorder

PIERRE PLANAS mandolin and guitar

NURKAN RENDA acoustic guitar and electric guitar

TUNCA OLCAYTO electric bass


Soundtracks from Inglourious Basterds (2009), Allonsanfàn (1974), The Mission (1986), The Hateful Eight (2015), U-Turn (1997), Marco Polo (1982)

Camera Obscura – Unknown Italian Cinema Suite: soundtracks from A Pure Formality (1994), The Return of Ringo (1965), The Fascist (1961), The Betrothed (1989), Karol (2005), and Canone Inverso (2000)

Cinema of Commitment Suite: soundtracks from The Battle of Algiers (1966), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970), The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971)

Concert piece composed by Ennio Morricone

Ostinato Ricercare Per Un’Immagine (2010)

Sergio Leone Suite: soundtracks from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966), Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), A Fistful of Dynamite (1971)

Duration: 120’ (w/ interval)


A production of the Europäische FilmPhilharmonie - EFPI - GmbH, in cooperation with Musica e Oltre Srl. - The Official Ennio Morricone Legacy Company and the Ennio Morricone Estate

 

PRE-CONCERT TALK

16 June 2026 Tuesday (19.00-19.40)

Atatürk Cultural Centre

Yeşim Burul and İlkay Nişancı on ‘A History of Cinema Written in Scores: Ennio Morricone’

(In Turkish)

Pre-Concert Talks are designed to enhance the festival experience through an interdisciplinary series of talks covering concert themes and the lives of artists.


This concert features the unforgettable music of one of film history’s most visionary composers, offering audiences a journey through cinema, memory, and sound. Under the baton of Dirk Brossé, the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra joins outstanding soloists and a choir to perform iconic scores spanning Morricone’s collaborations with Sergio Leone, Giuseppe Tornatore, Gillo Pontecorvo, and beyond.


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