Nordlied Festival: Ağit – Lieder des Widerstands

In the organizer's words:

An evening between folk song, art song and a contemporary world premiere by Taner Akyol: from songs about love and longing to laments, mourning and the rhythms of Zeybek dances. Together with singer and bağlama player Derya Yıldırım, tenor Ilker Arcayürek, strings of the Jewish Chamber Orchestra and pianist Henriette Zahn, a multi-layered dialog between different traditions and forms of expression is created. The music reflects personal and collective experiences and shows how folk music can preserve memories, create identity and open up new perspectives.

Anatolian folk music and songs by Akyol and Schubert, among others

Derya Yıldırım, vocals and bağlama
Ilker Arcayürek, vocals
Henriette Zahn, piano
Natalia Alenitsyna, Desheng Chen, violin
Emanuel Meshvinski, viola
Jakob Solle, violoncello
Felix Liebig, double bass

Sponsored by: Claussen-Simon Foundation, Hamburgische Kulturstiftung, NORDMETALL Foundation, ZEIT Foundation, Kulturforum 21, Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media