Fazil Say: Mother Earth

Born in Shanghai, raised and studied music in New Zealand, she completed her studies in Wales and lives in Europe: Tianyi Lu, winner of the precious 1st prize in the international conductors' contest Sir Georg Solti (2020) is one of these women who scatter any possible reserve as for a woman's capacity in a traditionally male role. In her debut with the Athens State Orchestra, she undertakes the honoring responsibility to present "Mother Earth", the new Concerto for piano of the major Turkish composer and pianist Fazil Say, who shall perform the soloist part. Say is an amazing phenomenon of our era, as he writes and plays music "from the bottom of his heart", mixing in an inconceivably natural way the musical tradition of the East with the classical forms, jazz and improvisation! One thing is for sure: whether one agrees or not with his musical proposals, it is worth to acquaint with them- or, better said, to experience them...