Bursa State Symphony Orchestra

Under the leadership of Prof. Hikmet Şimşek, the orchestra was formed as the Turkey's first and only "Regional" and 6th "State Symphony".

Ahmet Borova, who has been a member of the Presidential Symphony Orchestra for over 30 years, worked as the founding manager.

Later the orchestra worked with composer and conductor Oguzhan Balci (2014-2016), Dağhan Doğu (2017-2913) and Naci Özgüç.

The event is organised by classical music magazine Andante, and it was the first time in its history for a state orchestra to receive the award.

It has hosted world-renowned artists such as: E. TABAKOV, A. RUDIN, B. FROMANGER, T STRUGALA, H. GRIFFITHS, G. AYKAL, R. GÖKMEN, S. KAN, F. SAY, İ. BİRET, A. ERDURAN, A. SARICA, A. BARAN, G. ONAY, Y. KENTER, M. KENTER, G. ERKAL and performed with artists such as: Valerie OİSTRAKH, Shlomo MINTZ, Vanessa MAE, Alexander MARKOV, Gilles APAP, Soyoung YOON, Roman KIM, Petr WAGNER, Wenzel Fuchs, Jiri BARTA, Peter Bruns, Rafael WALLFISCH, Stefan SCHILLI, Maurice STEGER, Isabella Van KEULEN, Roby LAKATOS, Klazz Brothers, George DALARAS, The SWINGLE SINGERS, and The GLASS DUO The orchestra has traveled and held tours in cities such as Çanakkale, Balıkesir, Muğla, Nevşehir, Çorum, Konya, Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Antalya, Eskişehir, Kütahya, Yalova and Kocaeli.