The festival will run for one week, June 20 – June 27. All participants, guest artists, staff, and piano department faculty members are requested to arrive no later than Sunday, June 19th. The schedule is as follows:

Festival Schedule

Monday, June 20Tuesday, June 21Wednesday, June 22Thursday, June 23Friday, June 24Saturday, June 25Sunday, June 26
9:00 Seminar: Stage Experience
10:00 Lesson ILesson ILesson I (Except Gardon)Lesson ILesson ISight-seeing / RestingLesson I (Only Gardon)
11:10 Lesson IILesson IILesson II (Except Gardon)Lesson IILesson IISight-seeing / RestingLesson II (Only Gardon)
12:10 LunchLunchLunchLunchLunchLunchLunch
13:10 Lesson IIILesson IIILesson III (Except Gardon)Lesson IIILesson IIISight-seeing / RestingLesson III (Only Gardon)
14:30 Seminar: Baroque PerformanceMasterclass: VoskresenskiiMasterclass: ElivarMasterclass: GardonMasterclass: ChoSight-seeing / Resting
18:30 DinnerDinnerDinnerDinnerDinnerFaculty DinnerDinner
20:30Opening Concert: FacultyRecital: Olivier GardonClosing Concert/Recept
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**Mr. Gardon will teach his Wednesday lessons on Sunday instead, due to his recital on Wednesday evening. The other lessons will remain the same.

Detailed Schedule

Monday, June 20Tuesday, June 21Wednesday, June 22Thursday, June 23Friday, June 24Sunday, June 26
Lesson I
10:00		Cho: Ak, Yağmur
Elivar: Günaydın, İlkyaz
Gardon: Başaran, Aksel
Voskresenskii: Birsel, Alp		Cho: Çelik, Melis
Elivar: Ak, Yağmur
Gardon: Epözdemir, Umut
Voskresenskii: Başyayla, Tuna Baray		Cho: Birsel, Alp
Elivar: Herdem, Hatice Duru
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Voskresenskii: Günaydın, İlkyaz		Cho: Günaydın, İlkyaz
Elivar: Birsel, Alp
Gardon: Başyayla, Tuna Baray
Voskresenskii: Başaran, Aksel		Cho: Düzenli, Eren
Elivar: Başaran, Aksel
Gardon: Birsel, Alp
Voskresenskii: Ak, Yağmur		Gardon: Ak, Yağmur
Lesson II
11:10		Cho: Başyayla, Tuna Baray
Elivar: Epözdemir, Umut
Gardon: Herdem, Hatice Duru
Voskresenskii: Düzenli, Eren		Cho: Başaran, Aksel
Elivar: Düzenli, Eren
Gardon: Çiftçi, Kuzey
Voskresenskii: Hadim, Özgür		Cho: Hadim, Özgür
Elivar: Başyayla, Tuna Baray
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Voskresenskii: Epözdemir, Umut		Cho: Güney, Beril Ece
Elivar: Çelik, Melis
Gardon: Düzenli, Eren
Voskresenskii: Öncül, Eda		Cho: Epözdemir, Umut
Elivar: Karabulut, Elif Naz
Gardon: Günaydın, İlkyaz
Voskresenskii: Çelik, Melis		Gardon: Hadim, Özgür
Lesson III
13:10
Cho: Kösoğlu, Baturay
Elivar: Hadim, Özgür
Gardon: Karabulut, Elif Naz
Voskresenskii: Güney, Beril Ece		Cho: Karabulut, Elif Naz
Elivar: Öncül, Eda
Gardon: Güney, Beril Ece
Voskresenskii: Kösoğlu, Baturay		Cho: Öncül, Eda
Elivar: Kösoğlu, Baturay
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Voskresenskii: Çiftçi, Kuzey		Cho: Herdem, Hatice Duru
Elivar: Çiftçi, Kuzey
Gardon: Kösoğlu, Baturay
Voskresenskii: Karabulut, Elif Naz		Cho: Çiftçi, Kuzey
Elivar: Güney, Beril Ece
Gardon: Öncül, Eda
Voskresenskii: Herdem, Hatice Duru		Gardon: Çelik, Melis
Afternoon
14:30
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18:30		Online Seminar
Online Seminar
Online Seminar
Online Seminar		Masterclass: Voskresenskii
Güney, Beril Ece
Günaydın, İlkyaz
Çelik, Melis
Birsel, Alp		Masterclass: Elivar
Herdem, Hatice Duru
Epözdemir, Umut
Hadim, Özgür		Masterclass: Gardon
Düzenli, Eren
Çiftçi, Kuzey
Karabulut, Elif Naz
Başyayla, Tuna Baray		Masterclass: Cho
Kösoğlu, Baturay
Ak, Yağmur
Öncül, Eda
Başaran, Aksel

Introduction

For the festival, we’ve planned an exciting schedule of lessons, masterclasses, concerts, and a few online seminars. We believe that music students learn most optimally when they are exposed to a wide variety of activities and courses, all related to their major instrument. As can be seen in the organized plan above, each day is specifically tailored in the most efficient way possible, to allow for the maximum number of events, while not overloading the festival participants nor the faculty guest artists.

Lessons

Lessons run for 60 minutes of instruction time. There will be a 10 minute break in between all lessons. Each active participant receives 4 lessons throughout the course of the festival. Each pupil’s lesson will be taught by a different instructor. Over the course of the festival, all students will receive the chance to study with each guest artist at the festival. Please consult the online schedule for lesson locations. 

Masterclasses

Masterclasses will be given by each of the four international guest artists. These will be held in the late afternoon, prior to dinner time and after the conclusion of the day’s lessons. The duration for masterclasses is 4 hours.. Four students will be selected to perform; each will receive 55 minutes of instruction time. There will be a 20 minute recess in the middle of the masterclasses. Masterclasses will take place in the Bilkent Concert Hall.

Concerts

Three concerts are planned: The first is the welcome concert – which showcases our invited guest artists for this year’s festival. Each of the guest artists will perform a work of their own choosing. 

The second concert is a guest faculty recital. This year, one of our guest artists, Mr. Olivier Gardon, will be presenting a full solo recital on Wednesday evening. The final event is the closing concert; here, the active student participants will have a chance to perform their pieces. Concerts will take place in the Bilkent Concert Hall.

Seminars

Two seminars are currently planned. Both will be presented in an online – zoom format. The topics will relate to piano technique, musicianship, and historicity. Seminars are scheduled for Monday afternoon, and Saturday morning (to account for the time-zone differences of our seminar guests). Seminars will be 60 – 90 minutes long. Seminars will take place in Room 242.

Weekends

Saturday is planned for a day of excursions. The festival will provide transportation to various touristic sites in Ankara and its surroundings. The Bilkent Piano Department will take the festival guest artists on a tour of the city on that day. Saturday is also currently scheduled for one seminar in the morning (to account for time-zone differences with the presenter). Sunday is scheduled for the closing concert in the evening. Note: Due to Olivier Gardon’s recital on Wednesday, his Wednesday lessons will be rescheduled to Sunday instead.