A new episode of our Curious Ears podcast is here! This time with Emine Bostancı and Ardashes Agoshian, who talk about contemporary music and traditional instruments: Kemenche of Istanbul and Cretan Lyra with sympathetic strings.
Emine Bostancı (Turkey/Netherlands) has a mission: performing on traditional instruments, she aims to push the boundaries and bridge the gap between traditional Ottoman-Turkish and contemporary classical music.
In this podcast episode, she introduces her instruments, summarizes their historical and traditional context, performs, and speaks about her doctoral research and artistic practices and projects. Her guest, composer Ardashes Agoshian, highlights the intrigue and opportunities for composers in writing new music for traditional instruments.
Listen now:
You can her Emine (and her instruments) live at this year’s festival on Sunday, 6th September. Click here for the event information and tickets!