Amazing Opening to the Festival with Pianotainment

The festival started with a four-hand piano show

09 December 2022

The 22nd International Antalya Piano Festival started with a magnificent four-hand piano show by Pianotainment, consisting of Germany's best performance artists, Stephan Weh and Marcel Dorn, where entertainment and virtuosity met. They came to Turkey for the first time, gave an unforgettable experience to music lovers at their concert, whose tickets were sold out days ago. 

One of the most important art events of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, the 22nd International Piano Festival opened with an unforgettable concert full of music and fun. Pianotainment's performances, which are defined as the perfect combination of piano comedy and virtuosity, attracted great attention from art lovers. It was an unforgettable night with their colorful stage performances and surprises. The fun duo that combines music with humor; Have a laugh in the hall with the part where they play the birthday song according to different countries and the jokes they make throughout the night. 

Jazz Tunes at the Piano Festival 

The 22nd International Antalya Piano Festival hosted the Robert Lakatos quartet, who came to Turkey for the first time on the festival’s second day. With an extraordinary talent in both jazz and classical music, Robert Lakatos offered a musical feast to art lovers. Lakatos was accompanied on stage by Gabor Bolla on Saxophone, Davide Hodek on Drums and Krisztian Pecek Lakatos on Double Bass. 

Intercultural Meeting at the Festival

 The 22nd International Antalya Piano Festival hosted the Tanini Trio on the third day of the festival. The group aims to strengthen friendship and peace among the people of the world by building bridges between Eastern and Western music cultures. They gave the audience a musical feast. Included in their repertoire are western works processed with Turkish motifs and Turkish works arranged in western styles; The Tanini group, formed by Tahir Aydoğdu (Kanun), Bilgin Canaz (Ney) and Burçin Büke (Piano), was applauded by the audience throughout the night.