Upcoming Concerts ~ April 2027
We are excited to announce that in April 2027, Duo Harmonia and Ayçıl Yeltan will present the highly anticipated premiere of "Heart-Tales" in Türkiye. This event promises to be a remarkable occasion, and we invite you to join us for this special experience!
Heart-Tales
Where Music, Storytelling, and Cultures Meet
Duo Harmonia, featuring Turkish-American pianist Pınar Başgöze and Portuguese-American pianist Susana Pinto, presents Heart-Tales—a multicultural project where music and storytelling come together to celebrate the traditions that make cultures unique and the shared human experiences that connect us.
Created in artistic collaboration with Turkish-American actor, director, producer, and filmmaker Ayçıl Yeltan, Heart-Tales features three newly commissioned works for piano four-hands and narrator, inspired by stories from Turkey, Portugal, and the Thai-Minnesotan community.
With original music by composers Turgay Erdener, Mário Franco, and Mary Prescott, the project explores timeless themes of love, resilience, courage, freedom, acceptance, and belonging through three captivating stories: Nâzım Hikmet’s A Cloud in Love (Sevdalı Bulut), Sophia de Mello Breyner’s The Bronze Boy, and Puangpen Prescott’s The Fish Tale.
At its heart, Heart-Tales reflects Duo Harmonia’s artistic mission: to build bridges between cultures through music, celebrate our differences, and illuminate the human experiences we share.
Three stories. Three musical voices. One shared human experience.
Founded in 2008, Duo Harmonia (formerly the Başgöze-Pinto Piano Duo) have been frequent and regular performers with a full repertoire of music for two pianos and piano duets. They have also amassed a repertoire of newly commissioned works composed specifically for them that features elements of the Turkish and Portuguese musical traditions. As different as these traditions may seem, they complement one another remarkably well.
The duo was founded on the principle that cultural differences should neither segregate nor discriminate, but only draw people together.
CD Release: Harmonia
12.2.2018
Recipients of a MacPhail Artist Development Grant, funded by the McKnight Foundation, Duo Harmonia set out to record the music composed specifically for their duo. After months of recording, editing and polishing the big event finally arrived: the CD Release Concert! Held in the award-winning Antonello Hall at MacPhail Center for Music, the duo performed for a near-capacity house. The program featured four works written for their duo as well as the world premiere of "Scenes from Lisbon," composed by Gregory Theisen. Pınar and Susana signed CDs during the reception. Photos can be found in the gallery below; complete information about Harmonia can be found here.
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