Tayfun Guttstadt

Tayfun Guttstadt regularly is on stage with his innovative solo-program or together with accomplished musicians from all around the world. He has played at various venues and events, including the Jewish Museum Berlin, the Greek- Turkish Art Alliance and the German Muslim Culture Days, among others.

On various occasions Tayfun Guttstadt has shared the stage with outstanding artists like Alan Bern, Özlem Taner, Yael Baddash, Mehmet Akbaş, Mahan Mirarab, Yinon Muallem and many more.

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Find the dates for a concert near you in the calendar right below!
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Middle Eastern Music in Practice & Theory

As a master of the reed flute Ney and an excelling academic on the field of Middle Eastern Music (M.A. in Religion & Culture, B.A. in Musicology and Middle Eastern Studies), Tayfun Guttstadt has established himself as a known lecturer at Universities and Cultural Institutions. These lectures cover academic and sophisticated courses on various aspects of the Music of the Middle East as well as practical workshops for musicians to get introduced to what the seemingly mysterious "Oriental Music" is really about.

The next workshop will take place at the Exploratorium Berlin and is open for everybody interested. In this weekend-long workshop we will explore various Makams and learn how to improvise in them. Between the practical sessions, theoretical aspects of Middle Eastern Music will be adressed and general Makam Theory presented.

All instruments and singers welcome. No knowledge of Middle Eastern Music required.

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5-6 September, 2020
Saturday 11:00-19:00, Sunday 11:00-16:00.
Exploratorium Berlin
Fee: 110€ regular, 90€ reduced.

Tayfun Guttstadt has given lectures and/or workshops at:

Barenboim-Said Akademie

Practical introduction to Makam Music

Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

Practical introduction to Makam Music, live and per Videostream

Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

"Music of the Orient": a critical approach to musical variety between ethnicity and religion in the Middle East

Universität der Künste Berlin

Aesthetics of Islamic Music and Middle Eastern Music

Exploratorium Berlin

Practical introduction: Using Makam Music as a means for improvisation

Other Music Academy Weimar

(organizer of the festival Yiddish Summer Weimar)
Muslim & Jewish Music in practice

and many others…

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