Turkey has a ‘new but passionate classical music audience ‘

Turkey has a passionate audience despite its short history of classical music when compared with that of Europe, Sascha Goetzel, the artistic director and principal conductor of Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO), has said. Keeping its cultural origins, BIPO has become an international orchestra in a decade's time, making it to the top of the Mount Everest of classical music, according to Goetzel, who is marking his 10th year with the orchestra.