BACH INTERMINATA

The project is based on powerful rhythms, extravagant colors and unheard melodies from 12 Mediterranean countries, from North Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

The program includes amazing works by Antonio Martin y Coll, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Stefano Landi, Janus Plousiadenos, St. Kassiani as well as traditional hymns and psalms from Israel, Palestine, Egypt and Tunisia.

BACH INTERMINATA shows how the Mediterranean has been the bridge for these extremely lush, vibrant and diverse sounds to interact with each other for more than 12 centuries. Today, Bach's universally valid music creates a bridge just like that.

The peace project unites in a universal understanding of the cultural richness and authenticity of the folk music of the seaports, where people from different cultural backgrounds come together and celebrate the diversity of life.

Burak Özdemir explains:

“The spirit and sensuality we hear in this music touch our ears without aging. It preserves something wild, raw and timeless about our nature. Because life does not end at borders, it continues and creates dialogues across centuries, countries and their citizens. Life works as a collective in a unique way to write a universal story. Life is the continuity of our cultural heritage, which must not be forgotten or lost in difficult times.”