Historic concert in Ukraine by young violinist Ada Yalın Yücel

Drawing attention on the international music scene, young violinist Ada Yalın Yücel will perform as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, becoming the first Turkish violinist to give a concert with this orchestra. Fazıl Say's 1st Violin Concerto, "Harem in 1001 Nights", will be performed at the concert.

Drawing attention on the international music scene, young violinist Ada Yalın Yücel is preparing to achieve a significant success on behalf of Turkish music. Set to take the stage as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Yücel will earn the title of the first Turkish violinist to give a concert with this orchestra.

The most striking part of the concert will be Fazıl Say's 1st Violin Concerto, "Harem in 1001 Nights", by one of Turkey's prominent contemporary classical music composers. Accompanied by the orchestra under the direction of conductor Vasyl Vasylenko, the piece will be presented to the audience in Kyiv through Yücel's interpretation. This meeting is of importance in terms of bringing Turkey's artistic accumulation in the field of classical music together with international audiences.

Ada Yalın Yücel's 2026 concert schedule brings together international and national stages. Among the venues where Yücel will perform are Tivoli Utrecht, one of the prominent concert venues in the Netherlands, as well as the Istanbul Atatürk Cultural Center, the Ankara Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall, the İzmir Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, and Istanbul Paribu Art.