The headliners of the 31st Istanbul Jazz Festival, to be held between July 3 and 18, will be Gregory Porter and Chris Isaak. Early-bird tickets for Porter and Isaak will be on general sale at Passo on Jan. 19. Grammy-winning Porter and his “jazz
The 2024 Hungary-Turkey Cultural Year will kick off on Jan. 21 with a concert of by the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra, to be held at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul. On the same day as the concert an exhibition depicting the
The city of Paris on Jan. 8 named a street after rock music icon David Bowie, a first in honor of the singer eight years after his death. ”Rue David Bowie” was officially inaugurated in the capital’s 13th district on the left
Israel has been included on the list of participating countries for Eurovision 2024, leading many to call for the country to be banned from the contest due to the ongoing Israel Hamas war, and for the boycott of next year’s Eurovision. According
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion (XR) interrupted the opening night revival of Tannhäuser, an 1845 German opera by Richard Wagner at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Opera House on November 30. The activists aimed to draw attention to the environmental degradation of Earth’s water resources.
Prominent Turkish pianist and composer Fazıl Say expressed disappointment with freedom of expression in Europe after his upcoming concerts in Switzerland were unilaterally cancelled by organizers due to his pro-Palestine views, he said in a message on Friday. “Officials from MIGROS cited
The new creative initiative “Keşif,” designed by the founding teams of Bozcaada Jazz Festival, 3dots and Fermente, in order to bring together institutions and communities with common values, will host its project “Build a Bridge with Jazz” between Oct. 18 and 27.
On 13 October, Arter will host pianist and educator Toros Can who has been awarded the Diapason d’Or twice, and his daughter Beril Can, for a special performance focused on Hungarian composer Béla Bartók’s Mikrokosmos (1926–1939). Considered one of the essential sources for piano
Beats By Girlz Turkey and the British Council’s ‘My City, My Voice’ project, which was first launched in 2021 as part of the WOW – Women’s World Festival Istanbul, once again pursued the inspiring voices of this geography in its second edition
The former home of French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg has been a site of pilgrimage for his fans for more than 30 years. The building in the 7th arrondissement of Paris is plastered with images of the late French icon and various other artworks.
