Reviews

Saturday night belonged to the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The thought of a brass ensemble generally conjures up, at least for me, an image of...

Music, music, in the hall; who is the most talented of them all? For millions the world over, the answer is, without a doubt, Maxim...

This season has been one of the finest and most bountiful of classical music Istanbul has ever witnessed. Over the course of the past...

I'm giddy and excited as I enter the Magnum Contact Sheets exhibition at the Istanbul Modern. This show provides a look at some of...

By Sheldon Heyes The life and career of acclaimed Turkish artist Mehmet Güleryüz is on exhibition at the Istanbul Modern Museum until June 2015. 200 pieces...

Born in Canada to Russian parents, Michelle Gurevitch, or Chinawoman, is a happy new discovery for me, although I seem to be late to...

A day on, Prokofiev was on stage again, but this time, in the flesh, at the hip Borusan Sanat. As I was to discover,...

This review is for the true Harry Potter fans. I am not here to decide who fits into that category; you know who you...

Nestled in the green folds of the surrounding Maçka, against the backdrop of an Istanbul ripe for summer and buzzing with life in the...

What does it mean to be an Istanbullu? Can everyone who lives or has lived in Istanbul have the right to call themselves a real...

Do you like Nordic spirit? Do you like cold, smooth Icelandic melodies? Do you like 1930s vibes? What about a black and white silent...

Among the most acclaimed and anticipated segment of this year's IKSV Music Festival was the Mozart Marathon with Fazıl Say. The former, a legend...

This musical season has been the year of ultimates. Concert halls and performance centers have hosted the greatest names of their genre: From Murray...

Bifo is known not only for being one of the top notch orchestras of Turkey. It also draws attention for the interesting themes around...

Timeless masterpieces transcend their own genre and become a source of inspiration for artists across all mediums. Istanbul is currently witness to one of the...

One rainy, windy and rather cold Friday in early February, I spontaneously decided that an electronic show at Babylon Bomonti – conveniently within walking distance...

One afternoon in late April, some of the Yabangee team decided to partake in a team bonding activity and venture on a laser tag...

As any socially-inclined Istanbullu might agree, one of the greatest aspects of living in this city is the dynamism in the entertainment scene. Despite...

That Istanbul is a force to be reckoned with in the contemporary art world is undeniable. You just need to look at spaces like...

With the Children’s and Youth holiday coming up on 23 April and warmer weather upon us, many of you may be wondering where to...

What a crowded Jolly Joker lacks in elbow room it certainly makes up for in performance quality, and this month's Gripin performance was no...

Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Maxim Vengerov - they are some of the greatest names out there in classical music. And they are all legends...

By Julián Muñoz Villarreal and Elizabeth Stern The final concert of the Istanbul IKSV Jazz Festival took place this past Wednesday evening against the lush...

We all saw the posters advertising Mix Festival at Zorlu Center this past weekend, and while Fatboy Slim was originally featured on some of...