Fazil Say (photo Fethi Karaduman)

Bach’s Goldberg Variations like new

Name: Bach’s Goldberg Variations like new — Fazıl Say
Start: 2026-04-24T20:15:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-24T22:10:00+02:00
Location: Muziekgebouw

Fazıl Say

Fri 24 Apr 2026 20:15 - 22:10

Fri 24 Apr 2026

20:15 - 22:10

Fri 24 Apr 2026

20:15 - 22:10

Interval 21:05

Grote Zaal

Past event

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg Variations
Fazıl Say Yeni hayat ('New live') / Ses / Küçük Kara Balık ('The little black fish') (Dutch premiere) / Kara Toprak ('Black earth') / Summertime Fantasy / Paganini Jazz from Jazz Fantasies

Credits

Fazıl Say piano

Perfect mastery and spontaneity

When pianist, composer and improviser Fazıl Say sits behind the grand piano, it doesn’t matter if the music is new or centuries old; every piece sounds as if it was composed yesterday, or even as if it is conceived in the moment. Even a three-hundred-year-old piece like Bach’s Goldberg Variations sounds – without repeats – like new when Say plays it.

Perfect mastery and the spontaneity of an improviser are rarely found together. Say possesses both of these qualities, and at an exceptional level. He uses his creative talent as a composer when he plays the piano in his concerts. Say’s compositions and the Goldberg Variations are linked in this program by one essential element: Fazıl Say as the performer.

Programme booklet (Dutch)

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