Music festival in Ayvalık

The 2nd AIMA Ayvalık Music Festival, organized by the Ayvalık International Music academy (AIMA), will be held on July 8, 9 and 10 this year in the western province of Balıkesir’s Ayvalık district. The event will feature violin, viola and violoncello students of AIMA Master Classes.

In the opening concert of the event, Andrej Bielow, İris Şentürker, Zeynep Keleşoğlu and Dilbağ Tokay will take the stage, performing pieces by Purcell, Haydn, Boccherini, Vivaldi, Borodin, Fauré and Mozart. The concert will be broadcast live through the website http://bit.ly/1s2txWv.

The Taksiyarhis Church, which has been restored by the Rahmi Koç Museum and Culture Foundation, will host the festival. 

On July 9, the Chamber Music concerts will feature Haydn, Brahms, Bottesini and Hoffmann pieces. The festival will end on July 10 with the works of Bach, Telemann, Corelli, Çaykovski and Mozart.

AIMA was founded in 1998 by Professor Filiz Ali. Since its foundation, the Academy has assumed a leading role in promoting the education of young musicians through expanding their horizons.