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

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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Covey will talk about the early 19th century American traveller and Turkophile George Bethune English and his insights on the Levent. Eric Covey is the author of Americans at War in the Ottoman Empire ...

‘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 ...

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Tickets are available starting on Friday, 21 February at 10.30. The Passo box office located in the İKSV main building is open Monday through Saturday between 10 am - 6 pm. Conservatory students ...