Ankara International Music Festival ( tr, Ankara Uluslararası Müzik Festivali) is a

music festival A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or h ...

held annually in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

. In addition to Turkish artists, performers from many countries have participated in the festival. The annual festival was established in 1984 by the

Sevda-Cenap And Music Foundation Sevda-Cenap And Music Foundation (SCA, tr, Sevda Cenap And Muzik Vakfı) is a music foundation in Turkey. The foundation was established in 1973 in Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. ...

.Festival page
/ref> In addition to Ministry of Culture and Tourism many companies, foundations, diplomatic missions, and the municipality of Çankaya are among the sponsors of the festival.

2018 participants

Presidential Symphony Orchestra The Presidential Symphony Orchestra ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası), with headquarters in Ankara, is the presidential symphony orchestra of the Republic of Turkey. Its history dates back as far as 1826, making it one of the first s ...

of Turkey * Compania Flamenca El Carpeta &Antonio Canales * Lucas Vondracek *

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra ('':hu:Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar, Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar'') is a chamber orchestra based in Budapest, Hungary. The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra took the name of the great composer, to pay homage to the ge ...

Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet The Georgian National Ballet ( ka, ქართული ეროვნული ბალეტი, tr) is the first professional state dance company in Georgia. Founded by husband and wife Iliko Sukhishvili and Nino Ramishvili in 1945, it was ...

David Hazeltine David Perry Hazeltine (born October 27, 1958) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Early life Hazeltine was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 27, 1958. He began studying the piano at the age of nine, and first pe ...

Trio * Bosphorus Trio * Chorus of Ministry of Culture and Tourism * Saygun Quartet * Cyrus Chesnut Trio * Spellbound Modern Dance Group * Sibiu Philharmonic Orchestra

References

{{Ankara 1984 establishments in Turkey Music festivals established in 1984 Culture in Ankara Music festivals in Turkey Recurring events established in 1984