Kaan Bulak is a composer between cultures and genres. Between melodic influences of his hometown Istanbul and electronic club music of Berlin, his music sits in a dreamlike space in between.
As a pianist and electronics performer, Bulak performs with his own strings ensemble internationally, including concerts at Opernhaus Zürich, Philharmonie Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
Bulak's music is in the repertoire of musicians such as Anastasia Kobekina, Johan Dalene, Julien Quentin, Benedict Klöckner, Anna Federova. As conducting composer, Bulak collaborated with the orchestra of Konzerthaus Berlin for his electro-acoustic composition Resonanz Berlin. His first cello sonata is regularly chosen by students as their final exam piece at universities all over the world.
His musical encounters on stage and on record include psychedelic rock singer Gaye Su Akyol, soprano Sarah Aristidou, as well as avant-garde artist Robert Lippok and minimal pioneer Ricardo Villalobos.
Concerts at the festival
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Late Night: Sarah Aristidou & Kaan Bulak
Pop & Electronica, VocalBulak, Kassia
