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For John Shakespeare Dyson’s preview, see the repeat of this concert at the Süreyya Opera House in Moda on Feburary 19.

In this concert, entitled ‘Masters of Chamber Music’ (Oda Müziğinin Ustaları), the excellent Borusan String Quartet – consisting of Esen Kıvrak and Nilay Sancar (violins), Efdal Altun (viola) and ...

In this concert ‘Trio Emerant’, an ensemble based in Holland that consists of clarinettist Emirhan Tuğa, cellist Antonis Pratsinakis and pianist Ere Lievonen, is to play works by Bach.

On January 11 2025 I attended a ‘Coffee Concert’ at the Atatürk Cultural Centre in Taksim. These concerts take place on Saturday mornings in the downstairs foyer – the place where concert-goers go for ...

‘After the revolution of 1821, some Greeks continued to serve Ottoman Sultans in such positions as doctor, banker or photographer to the Sultan, or as diplomats. The Ecumenical Patriarch, who had ...

This recital focusses on the Romantic lieder (German art songs) of Johannes Brahms (1833-97), performed by members of the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet company.

Pianists Gülru Ensari and Herbert Schuch play a selection of Baroque, classical and modern works for piano duet. Their programme begins with J.S. Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582, an ...

This concert will begin with a performance by the CRR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nil Venditti, of Debussy’s 1894 symphonic poem Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune (‘Prelude to the Afternoon of a ...

This tile panel was originally located in the men’s hot room. The eight rectangular tiles are adorned with Persian couplets in nasta‘līq script from a poem highlighting the hamam's significance in ...

Bookings by phone or email – find links at (nardisjazz.com)[https://www.nardisjazz.com/en/]. Price: 650TL. Doors open 20.30. Tables for two are limited, other ...

On December 15 I attended a jazz concert by Hungarian musicians at the Beşiktaş Naval Museum. The performers were the pianist and song-writer Peter Sárik (the group’s leader), double-bass player Tibor ...