Experience highlights Why you'll love it

Christmas's best loved melodies
From classic Christmas carols to pop songs and film scores, the festive season's best loved melodies are performed live, surrounded by candles, at Grand Pera Emek Sahnesi.

Surrounded by a thousand candles
Only candles illuminate the room, creating a breathtaking atmosphere that makes every Candlelight concert unforgettable.

An extraordinary setting
Experience this unique concert in a stunning candlelit setting.
Program The music that awaits you
- Dance of the Sugar Plum FairyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Greensleeves (What Child Is This)William Chatterton Dix
- Carol of the BellsMykola Leontovych
- O Holy NightAdolphe Adam
- O Christmas TreeErnst Anschütz
- We Wish you a Merry ChristmasArthur Warrell
- Let It SnowJule Styne
- Feliz NavidadJosé Feliciano
- Jingle BellsJames L. Pierpont
- Rocking Around the Christmas TreeBrenda Lee
- Love Is All AroundWet Wet Wet
- Let It Go from FrozenKristen Anderson-Lopez
- Once upon a DecemberLiz Callaway
- Maestro from The HolidayHans Zimmer
- It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasMichael Bublé
- Last ChristmasWham!
- All I Want for Christmas Is YouMariah Carey
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In short About the concert
Grand Pera Emek Sahnesi plays host to the most beloved Christmas classics, bathed in the glow of hundreds of candles. Experience the festive spirit at this Candlelight concert, performed live by a string quartet, with a programme ranging from classical pieces to Christmas carols and film scores.
This concert experience is a tribute. It is not associated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the artist, their heirs or their official representatives.
On the day How it works

Arrive early
Doors open 60 minutes before the concert. Late entry is not permitted once the concert has started.

Find your seat
Seats are not numbered: they are taken on a first-come, first-served basis within the zone on your ticket.

Let the music take over
Enjoy 60 minutes of live music surrounded by candles.
About the venueGrand Pera AVM
Grand Pera Emek Sahnesi, nestled on Istanbul’s iconic İstiklal Caddesi, is a storied theater born from the 1924 Emek Sineması. With art-nouveau angels, rococo flourishes and sweeping balconies, the venue charms with antique elegance while staging concerts, film premieres and live events in a modern, 600-seat setting.
Address
Hüseyinağa, İstiklal Cd. No:56/58, Beyoğlu, 34435
Parking
There is no car park at this venue, so we recommend you don't come in your own car.
Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible.
FAQs Frequently asked questions
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Is there an age limit for the event?
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Will food and drinks be sold at the venue?
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Are the candles flammable?
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What happens if the event doesn't take place due to adverse weather conditions?
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