KAAN BULAK

composer . pianist . conductor

solo . chamber . orchestra

acoustic . electronic.

I write and perform music and words.
Always looking for the expressive moments.
With my own ensemble or as a collaborating artist I fill concert halls with intuitive sounds.
Originally from Istanbul, currently active in Berlin.

My music was on stages such as Philharmonie Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Opernhaus Zürich, Verbier Festival, LSO St. Luke’s London, Sónar Istanbul, Schloss Elmau, and many more.

Thankful to have collaborated with wonderful musicians such as Sarah Aristidou, Gaye Su Akyol,
Anastasia Kobekina, Simon Höfele, Robert Lippok, Ricardo Villalobos, Casey Spooner, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Ensemble Reflektor
and visual artists such as Lucas Gutierrez, Theresa Maria Forthaus, Ali M. Demirel, Tarik Barri,
Kevork Mourad.

My work is on the edge between acoustic and electronic sounds, sometimes with a twist of new technologies. With Martion Audiosysteme
I co-designed a 360° loudspeaker for chamber music halls called Lynch. 

With Lucas Gutierrez & Konzerthausorchester Berlin we mapped city perceptions of Berlin with help of custom
AI tools and created an audiovisual experience – the project is called Resonance of Berlin.

With soprano Sarah Aristidou we recorded a classic song that she remembers from her childhood in Cyprus with an electronic twist.
The visuals and the cover of our release was made by Armenian-Syrian artist Kevork Mourad.

Here is the release including remixes by Ricardo Villalobos, Ale Hop.

With trumpet virtuoso Simon Höfele we find our path between electronic clubs of Berlin and Turkish improvised music.

Here is our album released on Neue Meister.

Augmented Piano Quintet as Kaan Bulak & Ensemble at Podium Esslingen

Stream the full piece here.

Performed my music and gave cultural insights to DW on stage of Philharmonie Berlin.

25.06.2026 

Süreyya Opera, Istanbul Music Festival

Istanbul, TR

MAISON LÂLE

Sarah Aristidou, soprano
Theresa Maria Forthaus, visual direction
Amanda Donato, dance

Moritz Ter-Nedden, violin
Arianna Smith, viola
Umut Sağlam, cello
Benedek Devich, contrabass
Kaan Bulak, piano & electronics

world premiere of a dionysian mini opera

composition & lyrics, musical director

27.06.2026

Kurtheater, Kissinger Sommer

Bad Kissingen, DE

 

NO CLOUDS IN HARAZ

Simon Höfele, trumpet

piano & electronics

03.08.2026

Studio.dB

Berlin, DE

 

DONATO CREATION LAB

Amanda Donato, performance

commissioned by Adidas

composition & electronic production

08.08.2026

Fondation Beyeler

Basel, CH

 

LOVERS LOVING LOVE

Casey Spooner, performance
Les Voix Basel, choir

choral composition & electronic production

02. – 03.10.2026

Beethovenhalle

Bonn, DE

DUO CONCERT

Sarah Aristidou, soprano

world premieres of new songs

 

FANTEZI

excerpt from new piano program on open stage

piano & electronics

28. – 31.10.2026

Staatstheater

Saarbrücken, DE

[ tra’vers ] festival

Saarländisches Staatsorchester

Estella Boersma

recondite

Extrawelt

conducting & arrangements

05.11.2026

Konzerthaus

Wien, AT

 

STILLE WIE DU, KLANG WIE ICH

world premiere of a new song

Feride Büyükdenktaş, contralto
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Saskia Giorgini, piano

composition & lyrics

06.11.2026

Nikolaisaal

Potsdam, DE

 

SOLARIS

Enno Trebs, actor

piano & electronics

05.03.2027

tba

Birmingham, UK

tba

Erika Baikoff, soprano

world premiere of new vocal work

commissioned by BBC

composition & lyrics

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