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Selected Past Events
March 2026
30 Ankara: Söz Uçar: Ottoman Songs with European Notation in Their 150th Year
Hosted and performed lecture-recital reviving early examples of Ottoman music publication using European notation alongside Hüseyin Kıyak (voice) and Dilan Dereli.
Batı grafik notasıyla yayımlanan Osmanlı şarkılarının seslendirileceği özel programda, döneme ait nota kapakları da barkovizyon gösterimiyle izleyicilere sunulacak. Konserde, Osmanlı-Türk müziğinin batılılaşma sürecine ışık tutan nadide parçalar seslendirilecek.
where: Kocatepe Kültür Merkezi, Ankara, Türkiye
March 2026
14 London, UK: Haydn's Creation
Led St. Paul's Knightsbridge Festival Choir & Orchestra as concertmaster in performance of Haydn's Creation in collaboration with the Choir of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
where: St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge
March 2026
10 Cambridge, UK: Handel's Acis and Galatea
Two historically informed performances of semi-staged Baroque opera with Collegium Musicum
where: Senate House, University of Cambridge
December 2025
28 Istanbul: The Notes Live On: Ottoman Songs with European Notation in Their 150th Year
Hosted and performed lecture-recital reviving early examples of Ottoman music publication using European notation alongside Hüseyin Kıyak (voice) and Dilan Dereli
where: Surp Levon Kilisesi, Istanbul, Türkiye
November 2025
6 Cambridge, UK: The Notes Live On: Ottoman Songs with European Notation in Their 150th Year
Hosted and performed lecture-recital reviving early examples of Ottoman music publication using European notation alongside Hüseyin Kıyak (voice) and Dilan Dereli
where: Corpus Christi College Chapel, University of Cambridge
October 2023
6 Istanbul, Turkey: Akademi Akustik
Invited guest performer and speaker at public event hosted by violinist Muhammed Yıldırır
where: Başakşehir Municipality Music Academy
September 2023
24 Luxembourg: Tango alla Turca
Performed concert of tangos from around the world with Grammy Award-winning opera singer Bülent Bezdüz to benefit Turkish earthquake victims
where: Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
June 2023
12 Istanbul, Turkey: Hungarian Music Festival
Duo concert with pianist Evren Kutlay featuring works by 19th and 20th-century German composers in the Ottoman court
where: Teutonia Club, Orient-Institut Istanbul
May 2023
8 Mersin, Turkey: Hazar'dan Anadolu'ya Ezgiler
Performed arrangements of beloved Turkish folk songs alongside award-winning singers Bülent Bezdüz, Dilek Türkan, and Nihan Aydın on final night of Tarsus Müzik Günleri festival
where: St. Paul's Square, Tarsus, Turkey
April 2023
13 Fiesole, Italy: House Concert at Villa Linda
Performed concert featuring arciorgano, harpsichord, adjustable microtonal guitar, and viola exploring 16th and 21st-century ideas about microtonal music with works by Renaissance composer Nicola Vincentino, Turkish makam pieces, and a world premiere by composer Mauricio Silva Orendain. Culmination of week-long artistic residency alongside at Harvard University's I Tatti Center for Renaissance Studies
where: Villa Linda, I Tatti
March 2023
5 Zürich, Switzerland: Hazar'dan Ege'ye Benefit Concert for Victims of the Earthquakes in Turkey
Performed with Grammy Award-winning opera tenor Bülent Bezdüz in concert sponsored by the Republic of Azerbaijan
where: Stadtsaal Kloten
January 2023
30 Istanbul, Turkey: TRT Radyo
Invited guest on Turkish National Radio program "Sazın Ustaları" ("Masters of the Instrument")
where: TRT Radyo
October 2022
11 Istanbul, Turkey: TRT Radyo
Invited guest on Turkish National Radio program "Şarkıların Rengi" ("The Color of Songs") hosted by Murat Seçkin
where: TRT Radyo
February 2020
12 Strathmore, Maryland: David Bowie's Blackstar with Ambient Orchestra
Performance of David Bowie's final album, arranged by Evan Ziporyn featuring electric cellist Maya Beiser and floor-projected multimedia lightshow
where: Music Center, Strathmore, Maryland
November 2019
24 Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard World Music Collective Concert
Music director of and performer with Harvard's World Music Collective. Concert featuring improvisation and music from Lithuania, India, Mali, Turkey, Scotland, China, and beyond.
where: GSAS Commons, Lehman Hall, Harvard University
November 2019
24 Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard World Music Collective Concert
Music director of and performer with Harvard's World Music Collective. Concert featuring improvisation and music from Lithuania, India, Mali, Turkey, Scotland, China, and beyond.
where: GSAS Commons, Lehman Hall, Harvard University
23 Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Performance with BMOP for "Klezmer Madness" concert featuring guest soloist and klezmer superstar David Krakauer. Works by Rosenblum, Marhulets, and Dorman
where: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
12 Wellesley, Massachusetts: Collegium Musicum
Invited guest performer with early music ensemble.
where: Sargent Music Salon, Wellesley College
11 Newton, Massachusetts: Turkish Classical Music Concert
Performance of Turkish classical music waltzes, longas, tangos, and sirtos with violin, ud and piano.
where: Newton Free Library
October 2019
4 Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Performance with BMOP for "The Roaring Twenties" concert featuring works by Schillinger, Warshaw, and Carpenter
where: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
May 2019
5 Cambridge, Massachusetts: Gamelan Galak Tika
Performance of Evan Ziporyn's Aneh Tapi Nyata
where: Kresge Auditorium, MIT
4 Cambridge, Massachusetts: Turkish Classic Music Ensemble
Turkish classical music ensemble featuring violin, tanbur, yaylı tanbur, ud, and percussion
where: Adolphus Busch Hall, Harvard University
April 2019
30 Wellesley, Massachusetts: Collegium Musicum
Solo performance on erhu of Ming and Qing Dynasty-era works and performance with Collegium Musicum ensemble of works by Teodorico Pedrini
where: Houghton Memorial Chapel, Wellesley College
February 2019
28 Boston, Massachusetts: David Bowie's Blackstar with Ambient Orchestra
Performance of David Bowie's final album, arranged by Evan Ziporyn featuring electric cellist Maya Beiser and floor-projected multimedia lightshow
where: Calderwood Hall, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
January 2019
20 Istanbul, Turkey: Turkish Classical Choir and Musical Ensemble Concert
Performance with choir and Turkish classical musical ensemble
where: Şişli Eski Sineması
17 Istanbul, Turkey: Living Composers' Commemoration Concert
Performance with choir and musical ensemble honoring numerous living composers of Turkish classical music in attendance
where: Kadıköy Evlendirme Dairesi
15 Istanbul, Turkey: TRT Nağme Radyo
Performance on Turkish National Radio art music ensemble live broadcast
where: TRT Radyo
10 Istanbul, Turkey: TRT Nağme Radyo
Performance on Turkish National Radio art music ensemble live broadcast
where: TRT Radyo
June 2018
11 Istanbul, Turkey: TRT Nağme Radyo
Performance on Turkish National Radio art music ensemble live broadcast
where: TRT Radyo
May 2018
25 London, UK: Solo Recital
Works by Fikret Amirov, J.S. Bach, Henryk Wieniawski, and more
where: Peacock Room, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
13 London, UK: Nevabuselik Türk Sanat Müziği Korosu
Performance with London-based Turkish art music choir
where: Palmers Green United Reformed Church
April 2018
15 Istanbul, Turkey: TRT Nağme Radyo
Performance on Turkish National Radio art music ensemble live broadcast
where: TRT Radyo
March 2018
28 London, UK: Trinity Laban Baroque Ensemble
Historically-informed performance of Handel's Water Music
where: Regent Hall
22 London, UK: Trinity Laban Baroque Ensemble
Historically-informed performance of Handel's Water Music
where: St. Alfege Church, Greenwich
January 2018
29 London, UK: Gold Medal Showcase
Performance of Georgina Bowden's chamber opera Radium for Trinity Laban Conservatoire's most prestigious competition
where: King's Place
December 2017
16 Barcelona, Spain: Gaudí Church Acoustics Project
Performance and recording session of Emma-Kate Matthews'"Device-002" in Gaudí’s unfinished Sagrada Família church for acoustics research by invitation of lead architect Mark Burry
where: Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família
7 London, UK: Time Making Space
Premiere of Emma-Kate Matthews' "Device-002"
where: Geological Society, Royal Academy of Arts
October 2017
19 London, UK: Shapeshifter Ensemble
City Life by Steve Reich (for ensemble and samples)
where: Blackheath Halls, Trinity Laban Conservatoire
9 London, UK: rough for opera #16
Performance of Georgina Bowden's chamber opera Radium
where: The Cockpit Theatre
July 2017
18 Austin, TX: Austin Chamber Music Young Artist Division Faculty Concert
Performed Intrada-Suite for 2 Violins "Gulliver's Travels" by Telemann and 'Un Gesto Appena' by Andrea Ferrante
where: Bates Concert Hall, University of Texas at Austin
June 2017
24 London, UK: EDGE to EDGE
Premiered 'Dorsal Falls,' a composition specifically composed for the venue's acoustics by architect-composer Emma-Kate Matthews; performed free improvisation with modulating bass frequencies by Lee Berwick
where: St. Leonard's Church, Shoreditch
15 London, UK: Solo Recital
Works by Tchaikovsky, Cowell, Theodorakis, and Udi Nevres Bey with Ottoman classical improvisation
where: Peacock Room, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
May 2017
25 Istanbul, Turkey: Presentation at Creating Music across Cultures Conference
Presentation of original research on manifestations of multiculturalism in Western art music history
where: Centre for Advanced Music Studies (MIAM), Istanbul Technical University
20-21 London, UK: i = u at Open Senses Festival
Two-day showcase of innovation and sensory improvisation in music (co-producer)
where: Rich Mix, Shoreditch Church, pop-up locations at King's Cross and London Bridge stations
March 2017
3 London, UK: Nevabuselik Türk Sanat Müziği Korosu
Performance with London-based Turkish art music choir
where: Palmers Green United Reformed Church
April 2016
14 - 16 Austin, TX: Music for Skyspace
World premiere performance of compositions for James Turrell's Skyspace with Austin New Music Co-op
where: University of Texas at Austin
November 2015
29 Milton Keynes, UK: Mahaan Keertan Darbaar with Qi-Rattan
Kirtan at Sikh Temple
where: Gurudwara Baba Zorawar Singh Ji Baba Fateh Singh Ji
21 London, UK: London Calling 2.0, Wellesley Club of UK
Invited panelist on "Feminism and the Image of Women in the 21st Century"
where: The Royal Society
October 2015
27 Southall, UK: Simran Jaap with Qi-Rattan
Kirtan at Sikh Temple
where: Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall, London
May 2015
5 Istanbul, Turkey: Vassiliki & Aliki
Traditional and jazz interpretations of ancient Greek poetry and songs
where: 60m²
April 2015
4 - 5 Bali, Indonesia: Performance with Rizal & Rasendriya
Improvisation with Indonesian singer/songwriter & bamboo instrument inventor
where: Main Stage, Bali Spirit Festival
3 Bali, Indonesia: Performance with Amma Sophia Rose
Improvisation with Sonic Alchemist / Medicine Woman
where: Coco Love Stage, Bali Spirit Festival
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