Hakan Şensoy
TURKISH CHARM IN MOZART’S TIME
20 September 2026, 7.00 pm
Paradiso, Piazza Municipio
Hakan Şensoy, conductor
Zeynep Canay, flute
On 20 September at 7.00 pm, Ceresio Estate will be in Paradiso with a programme devoted to Turkish charm in Mozart’s time.
Under the direction of Hakan Şensoy, with Zeynep Canay as soloist, the evening brings together classical forms, Ottoman echoes and the musical image of the Orient that held a particular fascination for eighteenth-century Europe.
The programme draws a line from Mozart and Haydn to contemporary Turkish music, showing how history, style and cultural imagination can meet in music.
Free admission.
Music by:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kenan Durul
Joseph Haydn
BIOGRAPHIES
Hakan Şensoy
Born in Istanbul, violinist and conductor Hakan Şensoy is an important figure in contemporary Turkish musical life. Founder and artistic director of several ensembles, including the Istanbul Chamber Orchestra, Filarmonia Istanbul and the Aromsa Chamber Orchestra, he has been Principal Conductor of the Izmir State Symphony Orchestra and has taught at the ITU Turkish Music State Conservatory.
Zeynep Canay
Born in Ankara, Zeynep Canay completed her musical training in Turkey and Switzerland, earning her Master’s degree at the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana in the class of Andrea Oliva. She later attended the Galway Flute Academy, where Sir James Galway named her a Rising Star. As a soloist and chamber musician, she has performed throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas. Highlights of her career include a solo appearance at the KKL Luzern with Festival Strings Lucerne under the direction of Daniel Dodds. Her artistic path forms a meaningful bridge between the musical tradition of Italian-speaking Switzerland and an international concert career.
Zeynep Canay