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The Hatay Academy Symphony Orchestra will hold concerts in five cities as part of a project that reinterprets the works of Lebanese artist Fairuz together with symphonic arrangements, titled "Echo of Beirut: A Fairuz Symphony."
Founded under the leadership of conductor Ali Ugur, the Hatay Academy Symphony Orchestra is the first symphony orchestra ever established in Hatay's history.
In addition to classical music instruments, the orchestra also uses traditional instruments such as the kanun (a plucked string instrument), baglama (a long-necked lute), oud, kaval (a reed flute), and accordion in its performances.
Under the "Echo of Beirut: A Fairuz Symphony" project, the orchestra will present symphonic reinterpretations of works by Fairuz, one of the most powerful voices of the Eastern Mediterranean. The performance will feature iconic songs like "Habbaitak Be El Saif," "Le Beirut," and "Bent El Shalabeya," alongside pieces spanning various periods of the legendary artist's career.
The project blends classical and traditional instruments, uniting local Middle Eastern sounds with Western symphonic music on the same stage. Bringing this vision to life is a professional artistic and technical team of around 60 people.
The concert series kicks off on Aug. 23 at the Oran Open Air Stage in Ankara. The orchestra will then continue its tour on Sept. 1 at Adana Cukurova University Open Air Theater, Sept. 2 at the Hatay Sumerler Open Air Theater, Sept. 4 at the Gaziantep GAUN Mavera Main Hall, and conclude on Sept. 5 at the Diyarbakir Sezai Karakoc Culture and Congress Center.
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The orchestra, which lost many of its members, relatives, instruments, and rehearsal spaces in the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes, successfully continued its work following the disaster.
Drawing on the healing and unifying power of music, the Hatay Academy Symphony Orchestra aims to once again elevate Hatay's cultural voice and contribute to the region's artistic rebuilding.
Musicians from Hatay and surrounding provinces, as well as from Ankara, Adana, Istanbul, Izmir, Mersin, Mugla, Antalya, Sirnak, and Tarsus, came together for the initiative.
The project, which interprets Fairuz's iconic works in symphonic form, previously drew widespread acclaim from music lovers at CSO Ada Ankara, standing out as the first production of its kind ever staged in Türkiye.
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