Hear it Live!

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Join us to hear performances and talks based on the variety and diversity of our musical instrument collection.

10 September, 3.30pm – Gallery Square

Baha Yetkin is a London-based Turkish composer, oud player, and educator whose work draws on Turkish makam and the modal traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean. Combining original composition, improvisation, and cross-cultural collaboration, his music brings the centuries-old language of the oud into contemporary performance, creating connections between Turkish musical traditions, jazz, and contemporary sounds.

Born and raised in Istanbul, Baha has built a professional career spanning more than twenty-six years across concert performance, theatre, recording, and collaborative projects. Since moving to London in 2015, he has performed and contributed to productions associated with leading venues and organisations including the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Shakespeare Company, Donmar Warehouse, Rich Mix, Vortex Jazz Club, and the University of Cambridge. His recordings range from solo oud and makam improvisation to original contemporary compositions, with releases including The Pearl, The Turkish Oud, and The Makam – Oud.

Alongside his performance career, Baha teaches oud and makam music and is the author of Turkish Oud Method Vol. 1. His work approaches tradition as a living musical language, connecting its heritage with contemporary sounds, audiences, and musical collaborations.

A man in a black top and a red scarf plays the oud with a microphone.

Website : https://bahayetkin.com/

Social Media : @yetkinbaha

Spotify: Baha Yetkin https://open.spotify.com/artist/05O341of9rRAjGWIDCw2fR

Supported by Yunus Emre Institute London (@yeelondra), a registered charity dedicated to promoting Turkish language and culture.

8 October, 3.30pm – Music Gallery Performance Space

Distinguished harpsichordist Petra Hajduchova plays a programme built around music on a ground bass, including a transcription of Bach’s famous, monumental Chaconne, originally written for violin.  

Image of a lady in black wearing glasses stood by a harpsichord in a grand looking room.

 

 

About Hear it Live!

Hear it Live! often includes performances on our four historical keyboard instruments, three of which, from the former Finchcocks Musical Museum, were restored to playing condition thanks to National Lottery funding.

The instruments are:

  • A rare surviving example of a signed Neapolitan virginals by Onofrio Guarracino, 1668;
  • A beautifully-preserved square piano by Adam Beyer, London, 1777;
  •  A 1772 Kirckman harpsichord; and
  • A handsome English chamber organ, possibly by Joseph Beloudy, London, c.1800.

Find details of previous performances you can still watch below.

Watch one of the previous performances

The Hear It Live! recordings were made possible through the generosity of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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