2014 ANNUAL REPORT

orusan Sanat

is the governing body of the

Borusan

Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO)

which was

founded in 1999 under the leadership of Gürer Aykal

and with its dynamic ensemble comprising some of

the best classical musicians in Turkey is working to

become one of the leading symphonic ensembles

in Europe, as well as the

Borusan Quartet

, the

Borusan

Children’s Chorus

, and

Borusan Klasik

, which is the first

classical radio in Turkey that broadcasts over the Internet.

Borusan Sanat represents Turkey at the International Society

for Contemporary Music, which has over 50 members. Borusan

Sanat is also an official member of the European Music Council,

the European Group of the International Music Council,

UNESCO’s advisory body on music with over 60 national

committee members.

BIPO, Turkey’s first private symphony orchestra, celebrated its

15th anniversary in 2014 and was invited to the BBC Proms,

one of the world’s largest and most respected classical music

festivals. The orchestra gave a concert under the direction of

its artistic director and principal conductor Sascha Goetzel,

for which it received a standing ovation from an audience of

6,000 at the world-renowned Royal Albert Hall. The orchestra’s

much-anticipated third CD, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev, Erkin,

Ippolitov-Ivanov, was released the same time as the concert to

positive reviews, as did its earlier recordings.

The BIPO reaches nearly 25,000 concert-goers a year with

its monthly concerts. In 2014, it held a special four-concert

classical music event entitled “Music for Peace with the BIPO.”

The proceeds from this event, held between 13–19 December

in collaboration with Borusan Sanat and the Music for Peace

Foundation, went directly to the Music for Peace Foundation,

which aims to provide children with classical music education

and to encourage peace through music.

The guest conductor at BIPO’s 2014 special concert was once

again the famous movie and theater actor, writer and director

Ali Poyrazoğlu. An established tradition since their inception in

2006, the special concerts have over the years made it possible

for 19 young musicians to have postgraduate education in

prestigious institutions in the world with the funds provided from

the proceeds of these concerts.

orusan Sanat also coordinates

Ertuğ & Kocabıyık

Publications

noted for its books of exquisite quality

and content focusing primarily on the Ottoman,

Byzantine, Roman and Hellenistic eras. The

publication of these books, which contain scholarly

articles and stunning photographs, is the joint

project of Ahmet Kocabıyık, Chairman of Borusan Holding, and

architect-photographer Ahmet Ertuğ.

Ertuğ & Kocabıyık Publications presented its latest book “Ancient

Theaters of Anatolia” in 2014. Penned by R.R.R Smith, Lincoln

Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at Oxford University,

and Director of the Aphrodisias Excavations in Turkey, the book

features stunning photographs of Ahmet Ertuğ. Many of the

extraordinary images show these well-preserved theaters in

exceptional detail.

Borusan Sanat