Aksak Duo violin-guitar concert, with Cihat Askin
Aksak Duo violin-guitar concert, with Cihat Askin,
Istanbul Technical University/MIAM, Istanbul, Turkey
Aksak Duo, formed by the Turkish virtuoso violinist Cihat Askin and guitarist/composer Mesut Özgen, begins their Concert Tour between March 24 - April 8 at the Kars Music Festival in Turkey. The duo performs a special program of violin-guitar music, including works by Pablo Ortiz, Robert Strizich, Chris Pratorius, Ken Walicki, Tolga Zafer Özdemir, and Mesut Özgen. Aksak means "limping" in Turkish and refers to an odd rhythmic pattern in 9/8 or 9/4 meter.
You can follow the concerts on the Facebook Aksak Duo Concert Tour Page.
PROGRAM
Moldavian-Turkish Medley arr. M. Özgen
*Four by Six by Robert Strizich
*Freak Folk by Pablo Ortiz
*Pas de Deux by Chris Pratorius
Haydar (traditional Turkish) arr. Hakan Sensoy
*A Wave in the Ocean by Ken Walicki
Under the Spell of Selma by Tolga Zafer Özdemir
Milonga by Jorge Cardoso
Rumeli Türküsü by Mesut Özgen
*Written for Aksak Duo, premiere performances