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Artists in conversation: Murat Ferhat Yegül

via Zoom

December 14, 2020
Monday, 6pm GMT
This event is free but registration is essential. For online booking please click here.


The Yunus Emre Institute in London and Leighton House have announced another series of talks in which notable contemporary artists and performers explore classical and traditional arts and crafts in Turkey. Through the talks, they aim to showcase Leighton House and Lord Leighton’s travels and observations on Turkey, and to highlight the work of the Institute.

Murat Ferhat Yegül is talking about his musical journey with the ney and Turkish musical culture. The talk will be moderated by the musician and composer Jan Hendrickse.

Murat Ferhat Yegül graduated from the Ney Department of Konya State Conservatory in 2005. He then worked as a Ney Lecturer at the Music Faculty of Erciyes University before moving to the U.K. He has taught Ney at SOAS and Yunus Emre Institute in London.

Jan Hendrickse is a performer and composer. He studied flute at the Royal College of Music, holds an MA in sound art from University of the Arts London (LCC) and is currently completing a PhD in composition. He has been teaching at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama since 1991 and is a visiting lecturer at a number of other Higher education institutions including Trinity Laban Conservatoire. He has studied Turkish Ney with Kudsi Ergüner, Ömer Erdoğdular and Murat Ferhat Yegül.


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