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: 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