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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 computer, piano, electroacoustic, improvisation, modular synthesizer, synthesizer, prepared piano, Strega, chromaplane, GRM Atelier
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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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Concerts in April in Berlin and Munich
I will play three improvised concerts in April, all of them being post-pandemic reunions. The first one is on April 20th with Marina Dzukljev (piano) and Michael Thieke (clarinet) at Marina’s 5-day residency at Au Topsi Pohl. Marina and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, brass instruments, clarinet, concert, electroacoustic, electronics, flute, Free Improvisation, improvisation, Munich, piano
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Concerts in Berlin and Bielefeld in February
February is usually a quiet month for me, but not this time. I have three concerts in Berlin and one in Bielefeld. On February 12th, I will be improvising with saxophonist Max Stehle and pianist Roman Stolyar at Artist Homes … Continue reading
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Tagged absurd, absurdity, Berlin, demboh, double-bass, drums, electronic music, Free Improvisation, freie improvisierte musik, guitar, Klub Demboh, Neukölln, piano, saxophone, Sun Ra
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Activities in January and February
2020 seems to be a much calmer year with less travelling and not that many concerts, but that does not mean it will be less exciting. The best news was that our project ‘Scarecrow’ with my wife Tuçe Erel was … Continue reading
Divan der Kontinente Orchestra at Heimathafen
Korhan Erel will be playing in the Divan der Kontinente orchestra on April 15 and 16 at Heimathafen. Divan is a multicultural and multinational contemporary music orchestra with musicians who come from classical, folk, jazz and experimental backgrounds. It plays … Continue reading
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Tagged avantgarde, Berlin, Blockflöte, cello, clarinet, classical, concert, contemporary, double-bass, drums, effects, electric guitar, electro-acoustic, electronic music, experimental, flute, folk music, Germany, guitar, improvisation, jazz, kanun, kaval, kawal, koto, marimba, marimbaphone, multicultural, nay, ney, orchestra, piano, recorder, trombone, trumpet, vibraphone, viola, vocal, voice, world music
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Concerts in November
Korhan is going to play concerts in November that feature a diverse spectrum of genres. In the first concert of the month, Korhan is going to play in an improvising orchestra conducted by pianist/drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey in the JazzFest Berlin … Continue reading
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Tagged avant-garde, avantgarde, cello, clarinet, drums, electronics, experimental music, flute, improvisation, jazzfest berlin, music, orchestra, percussion, piano, prepared piano, reeds, rock, saxophone, singing, solo, song, trumpet, vocal, voice, VollMund
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Cyminology in Istanbul
Korhan Erel will be playing with Cyminology as one of the guest musicians on January 25 at Borusan Music House. The other guest musician is Martin Stegner, violist extraordinaire, who has been playing and recording with Cyminology for a long … Continue reading
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Tagged çağdaş doğaçlama, çağdaş klasik, çağdaş müzik, Borusan Müzik Evi, Borusan Music House, caz, chamber music, contemporary classical, davul, double-bass, drums, ECM, Farsi, iran, Istanbul, jazz, kontrabas, kontrbas, oda müziği, persian, piano, piyano, poesie, poetry, vocal, voice, şiir
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Concerts in September
Korhan Erel will play many concerts in several German cities in September. The first twoconcerts will be in the Platzhirsch Festival in Duisburg on September 3 and 4 with the core trio Empire of Thorsten Töpp, Liz Allbee and Korhan … Continue reading
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Cyminology in Munich
Korhan Erel will be playing his first-ever concert with the amazing Cyminology as one of the guest musicians on April 20 in Allerheiligen-Hofkirche in Munich. The other guest musician is Martin Stegner, violist extraordinaire, who has been playing and recording … Continue reading
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Tagged bratsche, chamber music, composition, contemporary music, controller, davul, double-bass, drums, electroacoustic, flügel, Germany, impressionism, improvisation, iran, jazz, klavier, kontrabas, kontrabass, München, Münih, minimalism, persian, piano, piyano, poetry, schlagzeug, ses, sound processing, Turkey, viola, vocal, vocals, voice, vokal
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