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From Anatolia to Europe: Folk Echoes for Cello and Piano
A cross-cultural concert from Anatolia to Europe, exploring rich folk-inspired music.
Add to my Calendar 23-04-2026 19:00 23-04-2026 21:00 36 From Anatolia to Europe: Folk Echoes for Cello and Piano Pınar Çelik Warsi (piano) and Ben Tarlton (cello) present a programme exploring folk-influenced works from Anatolia and across Europe. The recital includes compositions by Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Béla Bartók, Manuel de Falla, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Robert Schumann and Claude Debussy, alongside a contemporary work by Özkan Manav. The programme reflects how composers from different regions have drawn on folk traditions to inform their musical language. Brief spoken introductions during the concert provide context on the pieces, including the regional origins of the source material and the fieldwork of composers such as Saygun and Bartók in Anatolia. The concert is presented by the Yunus Emre Institute and takes place on 23 April, observed in Türkiye as National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. There will be an interval. World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens
3 Ponton Road
Nine Elms, Battersea
London
SW11 7BD
England
Tickets
Prices: £15/17.50/20
Booking line: [email protected]
Book Tickets
Programme
Ozkan Manav – Three Turkish Folk Songs, Op.25
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Six Studies in English Folk Song
Robert Schumann – 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op.102
~ Interval ~
Ahmet Adnan Saygun – Piano Sonatina, Op.15
Ahmet Adnan Saygun – From Anatolia, Op.25: Meseli
Béla Bartók – Romanian Folk Dances for cello and piano, Sz.56
Manuel de Falla – Suite Populaire Espagnole
Claude Debussy – Cello Sonata in D minor, L.135
Performers
Pinar Celik Warsi – piano
Ben Tarlton – cello
Programme Note
Pınar Çelik Warsi (piano) and Ben Tarlton (cello) present a programme exploring folk-influenced works from Anatolia and across Europe. The recital includes compositions by Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Béla Bartók, Manuel de Falla, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Robert Schumann and Claude Debussy, alongside a contemporary work by Özkan Manav.
The programme reflects how composers from different regions have drawn on folk traditions to inform their musical language. Brief spoken introductions during the concert provide context on the pieces, including the regional origins of the source material and the fieldwork of composers such as Saygun and Bartók in Anatolia.
The concert is presented by the Yunus Emre Institute and takes place on 23 April, observed in Türkiye as National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.
There will be an interval.
