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Out of Place: the evocative, sublimely detached photgraphs of Monica Fritz
Readers of Cornucopia might think they need no introduction to the work of Monica Fritz. For the last decade she has been photographer at large for this magazine, returning from assignments with...
View ArticleConcerts to remember: Özgür Aydın at the Cemal Reşit Rey
On March 22 I went to the Atatürk Cultural Centre to hear the USA-born Turkish pianist Özgür Aydın play Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 4 in G major, accompanied by the Istanbul State Philharmonic...
View ArticleGonzalo Rubalcaba VI
On April 25 I made my way to the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall in Harbiye to listen to the Cuban jazz pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba – a treat I had not experienced since October 2022, when I heard him...
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The Istanbul Modern celebrates Ozan Sağdıç
Ozan Sağdıç Ph. Annette Solakoğlu Istanbul Modern’s latest photography exhibition, Ozan Sağdıç, the Photographer’s Testimony was a wonderful surprise to both of us, unfamiliar as we were with this...
View ArticleThe 2024 Istanbul Music Festival
This year’s İKSV Music Festival – the 52nd in the series – is scheduled to run from Tuesday May 21 to Wednesday June 12. Here is a link to the festival programme. Tickets are available from Passo.com...
View ArticleGonzalo Rubalcaba
On April 25 I made my way to the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall in Harbiye to listen to the Cuban jazz pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba – a treat I had not experienced since October 2022, when I heard him...
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Istanbul welcomes back ICOC, the International Conference on Oriental Carpets
Elmadağ Kilim on display at Tophane-İ Amire. The ICOC (International Conference on Oriental Carpets) is back in Istanbul for the first time since 2007 and Cornucopia will be there to greet you at our...
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Tightrope jazz
On Sunday February 18 I visited Bova, a small jazz club located in Mis Sokak, Beyoğlu. My companion and I had booked early, and so were given the privilege of sitting very close to the stage. The...
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Lifting the mood
The 2024 İKSV Istanbul Music Festival – the 52nd in the series – opened with a concert at the Atatürk Cultural Centre on May 21. As usual, the proceedings began with speeches by administrators...
View Article...And all that jazz
On Monday May 27 I made my way along Büyük Hendek Caddesi towards the Nardis Jazz Club, picking my through the throng of selfie-taking tourists taking advantage of the unique backdrop of a round,...
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A poetic narrative in a medieval village
Deo art programme opened its 4th season with an exhibition of 8 International artists on the lovely island of Chios (Sakiz adasi), right off of Çeşme, in the medieval village Vessa. In the spirit of...
View ArticleThe Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, with István Várdai and Gülsin Onay
This concert, one of the last in the 2024 İKSV Istanbul Music Festival, was also one of those organised within the framework of the ‘Hungarian-Turkish Year of Culture’. Hungarian musicians featured...
View ArticleDescending angels and croaking frogs
On June 8 I took a train on the Marmaray line to Söğütlüçeşme, the station in the valley behind Kadıköy through which the Kurbağalıdere Stream passes on its way to join the Sea of Marmara....
View ArticleTrials, tribulations, and the brilliant Edgar Moreau
On Sunday June 9 I went to the Atatürk Cultural Centre in Taksim Square to attend the last orchestral concert of the 52nd İKSV Istanbul Music Festival. This event featured the Tekfen Philharmonic...
View ArticleExcellence in the cello department
On Sunday June 9 I went to the Atatürk Cultural Centre in Taksim Square to attend the last orchestral concert of the 52nd İKSV Istanbul Music Festival. This event featured the Tekfen Philharmonic...
View ArticleYoung at heart
On July 24 I went to the Atatürk Cultural Centre to see the Turkish Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, the brainchild of conductor Cem Mansur, perform in a programme of works by Hector Berlioz, Sergei...
View ArticleHidden talents
On July 24 I went to the Atatürk Cultural Centre to see the Turkish Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, the brainchild of conductor Cem Mansur, perform in a programme of works by Hector Berlioz, Sergei...
View ArticleIstanbul in the literary imagination
A friend once confessed the frustration of setting a story in Istanbul, a city where not even the past stands still. The place you think you should start is never the place you actually start – and...
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The adventure of The Adventure: The Case of the Missing Sherlock Holmes Mystery
I am looking forward to participating in the Chiswick Book Festival this Saturday afternoon to talk about my novel The Adventure of the Second Wife, a tale that revolves around the last great Ottoman...
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The Eternal Echo of Blue
Opening night. The triptych in the background is titled Repair/Lapis Lazuli by Ahmet Doğu İpek. Galerist kicked off the 2024-2025 art season with the exhibition Distilled From Scattered Blue, curated...
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