Fazil Say

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The next Fazil Say concert is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at IKU Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center (Akıngüç Oditoryumu) in Bakırköy, Türkiye. See all 30 upcoming concerts

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Listen to Bach: Italienisches Konzert - Single by Fazil Say

ALBUMBach: Italienisches Konzert - SingleFazil Say

More albums from Fazil Say

Listen to Say: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 87 & Other Works by Christoph Eschenbach, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Friedemann Eichhorn & Gropius Quartett

ALBUMSay: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 87 & Other WorksChristoph Eschenbach, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Friedemann Eichhorn & Gropius Quartett

Listen to Earthly Round by Stephen Page & Alexandre Maynegre-Torra

ALBUMEarthly RoundStephen Page & Alexandre Maynegre-Torra

Listen to Oiseaux tristes. Couperin, Debussy & Ravel by Fazil Say

ALBUMOiseaux tristes. Couperin, Debussy & RavelFazil Say

Listen to Guitar Music of Fazıl Say by Behzat Cem Gunenc

ALBUMGuitar Music of Fazıl SayBehzat Cem Gunenc

Listen to Luminescence by Liam Nassereddine

ALBUMLuminescenceLiam Nassereddine

Listen to Say: Flute World, Op. 84 by Bülent Evcil & Sonat Sozer

ALBUMSay: Flute World, Op. 84Bülent Evcil & Sonat Sozer

Listen to Turkish Flavours - 100 Years of Turkish Symphonic Music by Howard Griffiths & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

ALBUMTurkish Flavours - 100 Years of Turkish Symphonic MusicHoward Griffiths & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Listen to Duo Shum by Lisa Strauss & Anastasia Rizikov

ALBUMDuo ShumLisa Strauss & Anastasia Rizikov

ALBUMMorningFazil Say

ALBUMUnitedPacific Quintet

Listen to Black Sea, Orange Tree by Leah Plave & Tong Wang

ALBUMBlack Sea, Orange TreeLeah Plave & Tong Wang

Listen to Dünya Anne (feat. Serenad Bağcan, Volkan Hürsever & Ferit Odman) by Fazil Say

ALBUMDünya Anne (feat. Serenad Bağcan, Volkan Hürsever & Ferit Odman)Fazil Say

Listen to Fazıl Say: Troy Sonata · 3 Ballads · Black Earth by Nataliya Tkachenko

ALBUMFazıl Say: Troy Sonata · 3 Ballads · Black EarthNataliya Tkachenko

Listen to Liebestod by Friedemann Eichhorn & Fazil Say

ALBUMLiebestodFriedemann Eichhorn & Fazil Say

Listen to Janáček - Brahms - Bartók by Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Fazil Say

ALBUMJanáček - Brahms - BartókPatricia Kopatchinskaja & Fazil Say

Listen to It’s Time: Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Series by Junyan Chen

ALBUMIt’s Time: Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary SeriesJunyan Chen

Listen to J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 by Fazil Say

ALBUMJ. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988Fazil Say

Listen to Say: Hayat Ağacı by Fazil Say & Jamal Aliyev

ALBUMSay: Hayat AğacıFazil Say & Jamal Aliyev

Listen to Portreler, Op. 101 by Fazil Say & Bülent Evcil

ALBUMPortreler, Op. 101Fazil Say & Bülent Evcil

ALBUMSay Plays Say 3Fazil Say

Listen to Voyages: Chapter Istanbul by Cem Esen & Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev

ALBUMVoyages: Chapter IstanbulCem Esen & Elvin Hoxha Ganiyev

Listen to İlhan Baran (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 7) by Fazil Say

ALBUMİlhan Baran (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 7)Fazil Say

Listen to Ulvi Cemal Erkin (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 6) by Fazil Say & Atilla Gündoğdu

ALBUMUlvi Cemal Erkin (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 6)Fazil Say & Atilla Gündoğdu

Listen to Ahmed Adnan Saygun (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 5) by Fazil Say, Senem Demircioğlu & Atilla Gündoğdu

ALBUMAhmed Adnan Saygun (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 5)Fazil Say, Senem Demircioğlu & Atilla Gündoğdu

Listen to Muammer Sun (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 4) by Fazil Say & Senem Demircioğlu

ALBUMMuammer Sun (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 4)Fazil Say & Senem Demircioğlu

Listen to İlhan Usmanbaş (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 3) by Fazil Say & Atilla Gündoğdu

ALBUMİlhan Usmanbaş (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 3)Fazil Say & Atilla Gündoğdu

Listen to In Search of the Miraculous by The Hilliard Ensemble, EQ Ensemble & Elisaveta Blumina

ALBUMIn Search of the MiraculousThe Hilliard Ensemble, EQ Ensemble & Elisaveta Blumina

Listen to Ballads & Quintets by Fazil Say & Casal Quartet

ALBUMBallads & QuintetsFazil Say & Casal Quartet

Listen to Şu Dünyanın Sırrı (feat. Serenad Bağcan) by Fazil Say

ALBUMŞu Dünyanın Sırrı (feat. Serenad Bağcan)Fazil Say

Listen to Fazil Say: Violin Works by Friedemann Eichhorn & Fazil Say

ALBUMFazil Say: Violin WorksFriedemann Eichhorn & Fazil Say

ALBUMOutsideDuo Blanc & Noir

Listen to Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Complete Piano SonatasFazil Say

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 19, 20, 21, "Waldstein", & 22 by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 19, 20, 21, "Waldstein", & 22Fazil Say

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 & 3 by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 & 3Fazil Say

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 5, 6 & 7 by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4, 5, 6 & 7Fazil Say

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, "Pathétique", 9 & 10 by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, "Pathétique", 9 & 10Fazil Say

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 11, 12, 13 & 14, "Moonlight" by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 11, 12, 13 & 14, "Moonlight"Fazil Say

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 15, "Pastoral", 16, 17, "Tempest" & 18 by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 15, "Pastoral", 16, 17, "Tempest" & 18Fazil Say

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 23, "Appassionata", 24, 25 & 26, "Les Adieux" by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 23, "Appassionata", 24, 25 & 26, "Les Adieux"Fazil Say

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 27, 28 & 29, "Hammerklavier" by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 27, 28 & 29, "Hammerklavier"Fazil Say

Listen to Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 30, 31 & 32 by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 30, 31 & 32Fazil Say

Listen to Play Fazil Say by Ferhan & Ferzan Önder, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Markus Poschner

ALBUMPlay Fazil SayFerhan & Ferzan Önder, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Markus Poschner

Listen to Beethoven, Schubert, Haydn & Others: Piano Works by Can Çakmur

ALBUMBeethoven, Schubert, Haydn & Others: Piano WorksCan Çakmur

Listen to Troy Sonata - Fazil Say Plays Say by Fazil Say

ALBUMTroy Sonata - Fazil Say Plays SayFazil Say

Listen to Fazil Say: 1001 Nights in the Harem, Grand Bazar, China Rhapsody by Iskandar Widjaja & ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

ALBUMFazil Say: 1001 Nights in the Harem, Grand Bazar, China RhapsodyIskandar Widjaja & ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Debussy: Préludes, Book 1 - Satie: 3 Gymnopédies & 6 Gnossiennes by Fazil Say

ALBUMDebussy: Préludes, Book 1 - Satie: 3 Gymnopédies & 6 GnossiennesFazil Say

ALBUMGrenzenlosQuattro per Due

Listen to The New Paganini Project by Niklas Liepe

ALBUMThe New Paganini ProjectNiklas Liepe

Listen to Secrets by Fazil Say & Marianne Crebassa

ALBUMSecretsFazil Say & Marianne Crebassa

Listen to Canto for Winds by LutosAir Quintet

ALBUMCanto for WindsLutosAir Quintet

Listen to Ich spiele heute, hier, jetzt ... Cymbal, Dulcimer, Hackbrett, Santur by Irina Shilina & Beate Ramisch

ALBUMIch spiele heute, hier, jetzt ... Cymbal, Dulcimer, Hackbrett, SanturIrina Shilina & Beate Ramisch

Listen to Chopin: Nocturnes by Fazil Say

ALBUMChopin: NocturnesFazil Say

Listen to Saint-Saëns / Poulenc / Say by Lucas Jussen, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Stéphane Denève & Arthur Jussen

ALBUMSaint-Saëns / Poulenc / SayLucas Jussen, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Stéphane Denève & Arthur Jussen

Listen to Masquerade Suite by Shibata & Fukuyama Guitar Duo

ALBUMMasquerade SuiteShibata & Fukuyama Guitar Duo

Listen to 4 Cities by Fazil Say & Nicolas Altstaedt

ALBUM4 CitiesFazil Say & Nicolas Altstaedt

Listen to Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas by Fazil Say

ALBUMMozart: Complete Piano SonatasFazil Say

Listen to Oriental Trumpet Concertos by Gábor Boldoczki

ALBUMOriental Trumpet ConcertosGábor Boldoczki

Listen to Creating Childhood by Katharina Nohl

ALBUMCreating ChildhoodKatharina Nohl

Listen to Soaring Solo - Unaccompanied Works for Violin and Viola, Vol. 2 by Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio

ALBUMSoaring Solo - Unaccompanied Works for Violin and Viola, Vol. 2Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio

Listen to Çocuklar İçin (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 1) by Fazil Say & Selen Öztürk

ALBUMÇocuklar İçin (Türk Bestecileri Serisi, Vol. 1)Fazil Say & Selen Öztürk

Listen to Yeni Şarkılar by Fazil Say & Serenad Bağcan

ALBUMYeni ŞarkılarFazil Say & Serenad Bağcan

ALBUMSay Plays SayFazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Concerto et SonatesFazil Say

Listen to Free Fall by Wassily Gerassimez & Nicolai Gerassimez

ALBUMFree FallWassily Gerassimez & Nicolai Gerassimez

ALBUMMesopotamia Symphony - Universe SymphonyFazil Say

Listen to Magellan's Playlist, Vol. 1: On Tour in China by Athens Guitar Duo

ALBUMMagellan's Playlist, Vol. 1: On Tour in ChinaAthens Guitar Duo

Listen to İlk Şarkılar by Fazil Say & Serenad Bağcan

ALBUMİlk ŞarkılarFazil Say & Serenad Bağcan

ALBUMAlevZOAR

ALBUMIstanbulFazil Say

ALBUMPicturesFazil Say

Listen to The Contemporary Voice of Turkish Music by Atilla Aldemir & Sevki Karayel

ALBUMThe Contemporary Voice of Turkish MusicAtilla Aldemir & Sevki Karayel

Listen to Contemporary Piano Music by Sante Bruno

ALBUMContemporary Piano MusicSante Bruno

Listen to 1001 Nights In the Harem by Fazil Say & Patricia Kopatchinskaja

ALBUM1001 Nights In the HaremFazil Say & Patricia Kopatchinskaja

Listen to Kopatchinskaja - Say by Patricia Kopatchinskaja & Fazil Say

ALBUMKopatchinskaja - SayPatricia Kopatchinskaja & Fazil Say

ALBUMHandsDuo Blanc & Noir

Listen to Haydn: Piano Sonatas by Fazil Say

ALBUMHaydn: Piano SonatasFazil Say

Listen to Beethoven: Appassionata, (Waldstein, the Tempest) by Fazil Say

ALBUMBeethoven: Appassionata, (Waldstein, the Tempest)Fazil Say

Listen to Fazil Say Mozart (Piano Concertos N° 12, 21 & 23) by Fazil Say

ALBUMFazil Say Mozart (Piano Concertos N° 12, 21 & 23)Fazil Say

Listen to Black Earth by Fazil Say & Laurent Korcia

ALBUMBlack EarthFazil Say & Laurent Korcia

Listen to Metin Altıok Ağıtı by Fazil Say, Kültür Bakanlığı Devlet Çoksesli Korosu, Oda Orkestrası & İbrahim Yazıcı

ALBUMMetin Altıok AğıtıFazil Say, Kültür Bakanlığı Devlet Çoksesli Korosu, Oda Orkestrası & İbrahim Yazıcı

Listen to Tchaikovsky & Piano Concerto No. 1 & Liszt: Piano Sonata by Fazil Say, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Yuri Temirkanov

ALBUMTchaikovsky & Piano Concerto No. 1 & Liszt: Piano SonataFazil Say, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Yuri Temirkanov

Listen to Nazım by Fazil Say, Kültür Bakanlığı Devlet Çoksesli Korosu, TRT Ankara Radyosu Çoksesli Korosu, Kültür Bakanlığı Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası & Naci Özgüç

ALBUMNazımFazil Say, Kültür Bakanlığı Devlet Çoksesli Korosu, TRT Ankara Radyosu Çoksesli Korosu, Kültür Bakanlığı Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası & Naci Özgüç

ALBUMRhapsody In BlueFazil Say

Listen to Bach: Piano Works by Fazil Say

ALBUMBach: Piano WorksFazil Say

Fazil Say's Popular Music Videos

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": III. Rondo (Allegro)

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2, "The Tempest": III. Allegretto

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

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Mozart: Fantasia in D Minor, K. 397

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Daquin: Premier Livre de pièces de clavecin, Troisième Suite: I. Le Coucou

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Say: Concerto For Cello And Orchestra: 2. Terror - Elegy

Camille Thomas, Brussels Philharmonic & Stéphane Denève

Fazıl Say on Recording the Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas

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Bach, JS: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

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Paganini-Jazz for Piano (Arr. for Jazz Quartet) [Live]

Niklas Liepe, Nils Liepe, Uxia Martinez Botana & Nico Gerstmayer

Kumru Ballad, Op. 12

Fazil Say & Jamal Aliyev

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About Fazil Say

Hometown

Ankara, Turkey

Born

January 14, 1970

Genre

Classical

Just as Glenn Gould’s performances foreground Gould, so the Turkish composer and pianist Fazil Say puts an idiosyncratic stamp of authority on whatever music he plays. (Like Gould, he sometimes hums along during performances, too.) He is as at home in Mozart (hear his vibrant 2016 recording of the sonatas) as he is in Beethoven (note the fresh approach to tempi and dynamics in his 2020 recording of the sonatas). His sense of stylistic freedom was cultivated at an early age by his teacher, Turkish pianist and composer Mithat Fenmen, who encouraged him to improvise every day. Say studied composition with ‎İlhan Baran (a student of French composer Henri Dutilleux), and later David Levine nurtured his subjective and eclectic approach to repertoire. Say’s repertoire is wide—comprising Bach and Chopin, Debussy and avant-garde music, chamber music and jazz—and his music draws on many influences. Listen to the shades of Bartók and Stravinsky in his three-part cycle, Gezi Park (2013-14), which reflects on the popular uprising in Istanbul's Gezi Park in the spring of 2013, for instance, or the evocative solo piano work Black Earth (1997), in which he applies the prepared piano techniques of John Cage to a piece inspired by a popular Turkish folk song.