Category Archives: News

Concert and Workshop in Hong Kong

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Korhan Erel

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

Posted on April 10, 2026 by Korhan Erel

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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Activities in Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, Utrecht, Wuppertal and Cologne

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Korhan Erel

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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New Duo: Neslihan Schmidt and Korhan Erel

Posted on June 9, 2025 by 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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FitFot, a family business for ambient music and more since 2023

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Korhan Erel

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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“Wovon lebst du?” – an interview with me by Arvore Foundation (in German)

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Korhan Erel

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 →

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Upcoming Concerts in Berlin: Klangbildung 24, Bonding Sounds, Richten25 and Super Silent

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Korhan Erel

On October 4, I’ll play a concert with the amazing musicians that are Shabnam Parvaresh on clarinets/effects and Sofia Labropoulou on kanun at exploratorium’s Klangbildung 24 Festival that is also a celebration of the venue’s 20th anniversary. Check out the … Continue reading →

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Solo, duo and group concerts in Berlin

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Korhan Erel

On Wednesday, June 26, I’ll be playing an improvised concert with Jessica Ackerley (guitar), Eli Wallace (piano), Camila Nebbia (sax) and Cansu Tanrıkulu (voice, effects) at Sowieso. This is going to be a fun evening of first encounters for me. The only … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Concerts in Berlin: Mutables and Only With You Performances

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Korhan Erel

After playing two concerts on May 3rd at Istanbul’s wonderful concert venue Borusan Music House with Pep Talk and Böseblick, I stayed mostly under the radar, only going up for rehearsals and fun stuff with friends. Before my partner Tuçe … Continue reading →

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Pep Talk and Böseblick at Istanbul Borusan Music House

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Korhan Erel

I will be bringing two bands of mine to Istanbul in May. Pep Talk, our experimental pop improvisation duo with extraordinary singer-composer Ayşe Cansu Tanrıkulu, and the electronic music quartet Böseblick with Alessandra Eramo, Kirsten Reese and Ariel Orah will … Continue reading →

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