Ali Doğan Gönültaş Trio / Maviş Güneşer Trio / Ahmet Aslan
Mythos Dersim – A Forum for Anatolian Culture / »Kurdistan« Festival
Musik für Zukunft und Erinnerung
The Dersim region in what is now Eastern Turkey is a mystically-charged historic place and a melting pot for different ethnic groups and musical cultures. Armenians, Kurds and Turks, Christians, Alevites and Moslems lived and still live in the extensive area of the modern Anatolian province Tunceli. Today the Elbphilharmonie welcomes various Kurdish ensembles who demonstrate the cultural wealth of the region.
15:00 / Elbphilharmonie Recital HallAs in many forms of Kurdish music, the Ali Doğan Gönültaş Trio recalls everyday life in the shape of workmen’s songs, the rhythmic dances known as Govend and even types of prayer for future generations. An important function, especially in a non-existent state like Kurdistan, whose language is often suppressed. The singer Maviş Güneşer and her trio perform Kurdish laments from Dersim, while singer Ahmet Aslan accompanies his peaceful, melancholy songs with the instrument di-tar, which he developed himself: a combination of a classical guitar and the long-necked lute bağlama. He sings in the Zazaki language of Eastern Turkey, focusing in the process on the mythical origin of his Alevite faith.
19:30 / Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall – View concertThe reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia is symbolised in the evening by the duo of saz virtuoso Emre Gültekin and Vardan Hovanissian on the duduk, a type of oboe. Astare Artner sings old mystic and spiritual songs in the Alevite tradition in her mother tongue Zazaki, Turkish and Armenian accompanying herself on her tembûr. The concert is brought to an end by the ensemble led by the singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Metin und Kemal Kahraman. These two artists began making field recordings of Kurdish songs in their native Dersim in the 1990s to document this musical tradition, which is in danger of dying out.
17:30 / Elbphilharmonie Kaistudio 1 – View lecture Martin Greve, who has been studying the music from Dersim for many years, now presents it in a lecture, focusing especially on its religious significance. He addresses the loss of traditions in the 1930s, the influences of urbanisation, migration and medialisation in Dersim and finally the »Dersim nostalgia« that arose from the 1990s onwards, especially in the Kurdish diaspora.
Programme (booklet)
Performers
Ali Doğan Gönültaş Trio
Ali Doğan Gönültaş vocals, tembûr, guitar
Firat Caklici clarinet
Ali Kutlutürk daf, djembe
Maviş Güneşer Trio
Maviş Güneşer vocals
Ahmet Tirgil violin
Güneş Demir guitar
Ahmet Aslan vocals, di-tar
Programme
»Between celebrations, elegies and resistance«
A Forum for Anatolian Culture
Estimated end time
16:30
Promoter: HamburgMusik
Supported by Freundeskreis Elbphilharmonie + Laeiszhalle e.V.
Location
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Elbphilharmonie
Kleiner Saal
The Recital Hall, designed in contrast to the Grand Hall in the classic »shoebox« style, offers seating for up to 550 people.
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Arrival time
The Elbphilharmonie is a special building situated in a special place. Allow for plenty of time for getting to the Elbphilharmonie and the way to the concert area. We suggest visitors arrive at the Elbphilharmonie Plaza not later than 30 minutes before the start of the concert or event. Late seating is not guaranteed and latecomers may not be admitted to the concert hall.
Concert tickets for the Grand and Recital Halls authorise a visit to the Plaza from two hours before the start of the concert or event. Visitors to the Kaistudios require a separate Plaza ticket to visit the Plaza.
Admission times:
Events without pre-concert talk:
Recital Hall Foyer: 60 minutes before the start of the event
Recital Hall: 30 minutes before the start of the eventEvents with pre-concert talk:
Recital Hall Foyer: 90 minutes before the start of the event
Recital Hall: 15 minutes before the start of the talkIf a pre-concert talk is offered for this event, it is noted above under PROGRAMME.
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Getting here
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Platz der Deutschen Einheit
20457 HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie can be easily reached by bus, underground, bicycle and ferry.
The nearest stops include:
Underground line U3: Baumwall
Underground line U4: Überseequartier
Bus 2, 111: Am Kaiserkai (Elbphilharmonie)
Bus 6: Auf dem Sande (Speicherstadt)
Ferry 72 (from Landungsbrücken pier): »Elbphilharmonie« pier
StadtRAD (bicycle sharing system) stations: U Baumwall (Elbphilharmonie) and Am Kaiserkai / Großer GrasbrookMultistorey car park in the Elbphilharmonie (open 24/7, 435 parking spaces):
Please note that visitors to the Elbphilharmonie should use the entrance marked »Elbphilharmonie«. The entrance »Elbphilharmonie Hotel« is reserved for »The Westin Hamburg« hotel guests.Please find more information about prices and advance booking of the discounted flat rate on this page: arrival by car
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Finding your seat
All visitors enter the building via the main entrance; access to the concert hall is via the Plaza, the public viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie. The Plaza can be reached from the entrance area via the Tube (long escalator) or lifts. Your tickets will be checked twice: at admissions in the main entrance area and on the Plaza in front of the staircase to the Grand or Rcital Hall. Stairs and lifts lead from the Plaza to the concert hall foyers.
The Recital Hall is situated on the 10th floor and can be accessed via a stairway or lift.
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Cloakroom
The cloakrooms are located in the foyer (fee: € 2). Jackets and handbags may be taken into the hall.
Walking-stick umbrellas, bags sized A3 (42 x 30 cm) or above, luggage and other bulky items must be stored in the lockers (largest size 27 x 87 x 47 cm) located in the corridor leading to the ticket shop on the ground floor (on the right-hand side of the entrance area).
Strollers and prams can be left with the admissions personnel on the Plaza. Wheeled walkers can be handed in at the hall entrances.
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Toilet Facilities
Facilities for guests of the Recital Hall are located in the Recital Hall Foyer.
An accessible toilet is located in the foyer.
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Photography and video recordings
It is forbidden to take photographs or record videos during a concert or event. Video recordings and photography are permitted for private purposes only on the Plaza and in the foyers as well as before the start or following an event in the concert hall, provided that you respect the privacy of other visitors and do not interfere with regular business operations. Employees may not be photographed or filmed.
Photography, audio or video recordings of concerts and events are strictly prohibited.
Event-related video recordings or photographs for editorial or commercial purposes must be authorised by the Press Office of the Elbphilharmonie.
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Accessibility
All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.
Lifts to the Plaza are located in the tunnel on the right-hand side of the Tube (long escalator). From the Plaza, access to the Grand and Recital Hall foyers is via lifts, also located to the right. Please note: cloakrooms for visitors to the Grand Hall are only located on the 11th floor. From there, the upper floors can be accessed via further lifts.
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Coughing, clapping, chatting – Tips for your concert visit
A concert at the Elbphilharmonie is a unique experience for both audience and artists. Guests and musicians alike rave about the precise acoustics in the Grand Hall. You can hear every note, even from the highest balcony.
Unfortunately, the opposite is also true: even presumably quiet noises from the audience are clearly audible in the entire hall. We therefore ask our visitors to take the following recommendations into consideration: Tips for your concert visit
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