Winners of Leyla Gencer Voice Competition are announced
The 6th Leyla Gencer Voice Competition’s final was realised on August 26. At the award ceremony, South African soprano Pretty Yende was presented with the first prize. The second prize was presented to Kartal Karagedik (baritone, Turkey) and the third prize to Anna Lapkovskaja (mezzo-soprano, Germany) and Pervin Çakar (soprano, Turkey). »»
The biennials of art from Marrakech, Istanbul, and Athens in Palermo and Catania
International Istanbul Biennial is proud to participate in "The Cities of the Mediterranean", a project that will involve major Mediterranean cities in a series of events, aiming to highlight issues of identity and to represent the art, culture, economic and production systems of the region. »»
Leyla Gencer House opens
The Milan house of Turkey's greatest gift to the world of opera, one of the most famous divas of the 20th century, Leyla Gencer, is recreated in the new building of İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts in Şişhane. Leyla Gencer House can be visited on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. »»