VALLETTA 2018
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE
BURHAN ÖÇAL’S BOSPHORUS QUARTET 13 July 2018 Misraħ iż-Żjara ta’ Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II, Mellieħa
Valletta 2018’s music programme is hosting a colourful musical melange delivered by Burhan Öçal’s Bosphorus Quartet. Öçal is a multi-instrumentalist of international repute – a regular guest at leading jazz festivals who has given numerous concerts around the world. His roots in Anatolian, Thracian and Balkan music are at the core of his mission to combine different genres and cultural traditions, which he set out to do upon discovering Western music. Together with the Bosphorus Quartet, Öçal delivers music with a distinctly Mediterranean flavour. For Valletta 2018, Burhan Öçal’s Bosphorus Quartet bring contemporary Turkish compositions and a mix of international pieces specially adapted for the occasion to the scenic village of Mellieħa. Created by // Maħluq minn: Burhan Öçal Organised by // Organizzat minn: Valletta 2018 In Collaboration with // Bil-Kollaborazzjoni ta’: Chris Tanti
BURHAN ÖÇAL’S BOSPHORUS QUARTET 13 ta’ Lulju 2018 Misraħ iż-Żjara ta’ Papa Ġwanni Pawlu II, Il-Mellieħa
Il-programm mużikali ta’ Valletta 2018 ser jospita taħlita mużikali mlewna mill-Burhan Öçal’s Bosphorus Quartet. Öçal huwa multi-strumentalista b’fama internazzjonali u mistieden regolari f’bosta festivals maġġuri tal-jazz li ta diversi kunċerti mad-dinja kollha. L-għeruq tiegħu fil-mużika Anatoljana, Traka u Balkana jinsabu fil-qofol tal-missjoni tiegħu li jgħaqqad flimkien ġeneri u tradizzjonijiet
kulturali differenti – xi ħaġa li tħajjar iwettaq wara li skopra l-mużika tal-Punent. Flimkien mal-Bosphorus Quartet, Öçal ser iwassal mużika b’togħma tipika Mediterranja. Għal Valletta 2018, il-Burhan Öçal’s Bosphorus Quartet ser jippreżenta kompożizzjonijiet Torok kontemporanji u taħlita ta’ siltiet internazzjonali adattati apposta għall-okkażjoni fir-raħal pittoresk tal-Mellieħa.