ISTANBUL STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (IDSO) Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra’s roots goes back to the beginning of the nineteenth century. In 1827, Ottoman Sultan Mahmut II invited the famous Italian opera composer Gaetano Donizetti’s brother, Guiseppe Donizetti, and awarded him “Pasha” title. Donizetti Pasha founded Mızıka-i Humayun (Imperial Ottoman Orchestra), which is the predecessor of the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, and remained as its musical director for over twenty five years until his death in 1856.

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