Events
Selected Past Events
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: Teutonia Club, Orient-Institut Istanbul
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