Author Archives: Korhan Erel
Lâkin plays Gudrun Gut, Jessie Marino, Grgur Savic
Piano-Electronics Duo Lâkin was founded by pianist Neslihan Schmidt and electronics player and composer Korhan Erel in late 2025 to explore improvisational and compositional possibilities of the combination of a prepared piano and electronics. After an intense period of rehearsals … Continue reading
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Ephemeral Fragments New Album “Thalassophilia” and Tour in Germany
The contemporary music chamber ensemble Ephemeral Fragments is excited to announce the release of their second album Thalassophilia on November 5 on Impakt Köln! Recorded in May 2026 with the support by the ensemble development grant by the Ministry of … Continue reading
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Concert and Workshop in Hong Kong
I will play a concert on 24-speakers in the Multimedia Theater at City University of Hong Kong’s Soundlab on April 17. The concert starts at 18:00 and I will also do an artist talk before or after it. I will … Continue reading
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Lâkin at na-mute-na: Istanbul Electroacoustic Nights
Lâkin, our duo with pianist Neslihan Schmidt will play at na-mute-na: Istanbul Electroacoustic Nights, a concert series co-curated by Zeynep Ayşe Hatipoğlu and Melih Sarıgöl. The concert will be at Galiläakirche in Friedrichshain, Berlin on April 11, 2026. As there … Continue reading
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Tagged chromaplane, computer, electroacoustic, GRM Atelier, improvisation, modular synthesizer, piano, prepared piano, Strega, synthesizer
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Ephemeral Fragments goes on tour
Our electro-acoustic chamber ensemble Ephemeral Fragments—consisting of Florian Walter on Tubax contrabass saxophone, Emily Wittbrodt on cello, and Korhan Erel on synths and electronics—will start 2026 with a three-concert tour in Switzerland and Austria. Since 2025 we’ve been glad to … Continue reading
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Tagged cello, chamber ensemble, concert, electroacoustic, ensemble, ephemeral fragments, Graz, Luzern, Lyra-8, Make Noise Strega, music, News, synthesizer, tubax, zürich, zurich
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Activities in Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Utrecht, Wuppertal and Cologne
It’s been quite a while since I posted here. Got lost in existential issues and other stuff. The concerts in Bulgaria are already over, with a lovely aftertaste. The Goethe-Institut Bulgaria invited me for three concerts and an artist talk in … Continue reading
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Tagged art, audiovisual, bulgaria, classical-music, composition, concert, electroacoustic, electronic music, Free Improvisation, Germany, music, netherlands, travel, vocal ensemble
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New Duo: Neslihan Schmidt and Korhan Erel
Pianist Neslihan Schmidt and electronics player Korhan Erel are a newly formed duo. They have set out to develop a repertoire of structured improvisations on prepared piano and electronics. They will play their debut concert at Galiläakirche in Berlin on … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, concert, duo, electroacoustic, electronic music, Free Improvisation, galiläakirche, improvisation, modular synthesizer, piano, prepared piano
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Ephemeral Fragments in June
The improvising trio Ephemeral Fragments was initiated by Florian Walter in 2019 at a concert in Essen. Since then, the trio consisting of Florian on tubax, Emily Wittbrodt on cello and me on electronics, has rehearsed, recorded, played concerts and … Continue reading
FitFot, a family business for ambient music and more since 2023
My partner Tuçe Erel and I have started our musical family business FitFot in 2023 and played two concerts in that year and then at the wonderful, bizarre club night KOOKOO, a lovechild of Mieko Suzuki and Arno Raffeiner in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambient, ambient music, electronic music, FitFot, synth music, synthesizers
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“Wovon lebst du?” – an interview with me by Arvore Foundation (in German)
I have been extremely lucky to be an Arvore Foundation recipient since September 2022. Arvore is based in Basel and has been granting living cost supplements to musicians in Switzerland and Germany for almost a decade now. This grant has … Continue reading
