Hezarfen Ensemble Projects Upcoming
September 26, 2026 (7 pm)
EarPort Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17A
Hezarfen Ensemble String Quartet & EarPort Ensemble
AUF DER ANDEREN SEITE (THE EDGE OF HEAVEN)
Concert with music and poems by Bülent Arel, Joseph Byrd, Alican Çamcı, Hilmi Yavuz and Taygun Yıldız
Film screening: Fatih Akin – Auf der anderen Seite (The Edge of Heaven) (German, 2007)
September 27, 2026 (11 am)
EarPort - Duisburg, Philosophenweg 17A
Hezarfen Ensemble String Quartet & EarPort Ensemble
VERSCHWINDEN UND SEHNSUCHT (DISAPPEARANCE AND LONGING)
OpeningConcert of the exhibition the same name with woodcuts by Inessa Emmer
with music and poetry by Paul Hindemith, Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Kunsu Shim (premiere),
Gerhard Stäbler (premiere) and Hilmi Yavuz
https://earport.de/pages/en/events.php
October 10, 2026 (8PM)
Süreyya Operası, Kadıköy, Istanbul
Hezarfen Ensemble String Quartet
WATER FLOWS AND FINDS ITS OWN PATH (SU AKAR YOLUNU BULUR)
Tarabya Cultural Academy’s 15th Anniversary Opening Concert
(Tarabya Kültür Akademisi'nin 15. Yıl Açılış Konseri)
With music by Samir Odeh - Tamimi, Stefan Lienenkämper, Fulya Uçanok, Ketan Bhatti and Martin Grütter
https://sureyyaoperasi.kadikoy.bel.tr/tr/programlar/su-akar-yolunu-bulur-940
TRANSITIONS · ÜBERGÄNGE
October 26, 2026 (5 pm)
Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Conservatory
PERA SAHNE, Music Department, Istanbul
Seminar on string quartets by Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler
Hezarfen Ensemble String Quartet, Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler
October 28, 2026 (7.30 pm)
ARTER MUSEUM (Karbon)
Irmak Avenue No: 13, Beyoglu, Istanbul (Turkey)
PerformanceConcert Hezarfen Ensemble String Quartet & EarPort Ensemble
With music and videos by Kyungwoo Chun, Paul Hindemith, Taejoong Kim, Anton Lukoszeviece, Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler
October 30, 2026 (11 am)
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi (İTÜ) MIAM (Centre for Advanced Studies in Music)
Maçka Cd. 4, Şişli İstanbul
PerformanceLecture and workshop with Kunsu Shim and Gerhard Stäbler
https://earport.de/pages/en/events.php
New and Newest Music Festival
ARTER Museum Istanbul
25 February 2024
“Yok mu, var”
Borusan Müzik Evi
15 March 2024
Hezarfen Ensemble Past Projects
Online Musikworkshop “Zug Um: Zug Zusammen: Leben” in Collaboration with KÜPE e.V. Köln,
Verein für Kulturpädagogische Erziehung
4 & 12 June 2021
MIAM Composers & Hezarfen Ensemble
MIAM - Ilhan Usmanbas Hall, Istanbul
6 October 2021
https://www.miam.itu.edu.tr/en/2021/09/30/hezarfen-miam-composers-workshop-2/
Donaueschingen Music Days
ARTER Museum Istanbul
8 October 2021
https://www.arter.org.tr/EN/events/konser-hezarfen-ensemble/346
MIAM Composers & Hezarfen Ensemble
MIAM - Ilhan Usmanbaş Hall, Istanbul
20 October 2021
https://www.miam.itu.edu.tr/en/2021/11/04/miam-composers-hezarfen-ensemble-workshop-2/
MIAM Composers & Hezarfen Ensemble
MIAM - Ilhan Usmanbaş Hall, Istanbul
26 October 2021
https://www.miam.itu.edu.tr/en/2021/11/06/miam-composers-hezarfen-ensemble-2/
Studio Bosphorus
Kunstquartier Benthanien, Berlin
28 October 2021
https://kunstraumkreuzberg.de/programm/tarabya/
Töz Trio & Hezarfen Ensemble
Borusan Müzik Evi, Istanbul
24 December 2021
Bristol New Music Festival
St. George’s Bristol
7 May 2022
https://bristolnewmusic.org/artists/hezarfen/
Bilgi New Music Festival
ARTER Museum Istanbul
30 June 2022
Hezarfen String Quartet
Süreyya Operası, Istanbul
10 October 2022
Christmas Concert of German Consulate Istanbul
Hezarfen Ensemble String Quartet
Kreuzkirche, Istanbul
3 December 2022
Good-Bye Paradise
ARTER Museum Istanbul
27 January 2023
https://www.arter.org.tr/EN/events/elveda-cennet/1195
BESOM Seslendirme Ödülü 2021/22
CSO ADA, Ankara
19 March 2023
https://www.sanattanyansimalar.com/besom-odulleri-manav-hezarfen-ve-usmanbas-a/6904/
Future Tradition Orchestra
Festspielhaus Hellerau Dresden
29 April 2023
https://www.outer-national.com/parasite-village/
New and Newest Music Festival
ARTER Museum Istanbul
12 Mai 2023
https://www.arter.org.tr/EN/events/yeni-ve-en-yeni-muzik-festivali-3-gun/1239
Binboğalar Efsanesi
Süreyya Operası, IKSV Music Festival
17 June 2023
https://kultursanat.kadikoy.bel.tr/tr/kadikoyde-kultur-sanat/binbogalar-efsanesi-17-6-23-20-00
Workshop for Composers
MIAM - Ilhan Usmanbaş Hall
23 November 2023
Atemwende
ARTER Museum Istanbul
28 November 2023
https://www.arter.org.tr/EN/events/atemwende-nefesdonumu/1309
KBSO Ulusal Beste Yarışması Final Konseri
Süreyya Operası
4 December 2023
Tarabya Summer Festival 2026
June 13, 2026 (4.30 pm)
Tarabya Kültür Akademisi, Yeniköy Caddesi No. 88, Tarabya, Istanbul
Hezarfen Ensemble String Quartet plays STRINGS by Annika Kahrs
https://kulturakademie-tarabya.de/tr/blog_posts/2026-yaz-festivali/