Carnet de Didem

Musicians:Didem Basar, kanun, composition & musical direction | Noémy Braun, cello | Brigitte Dajczer, violin | Patrick Graham, percussions | Guy Pelletier, flutes

After composing and playing with different artists and ensembles for the past 15 years, Didem Basar wanted to  create her own project, which would intertwine two musical influences: Turkish and Western classical music. The dialogue she created between the kanun and Western classical instruments is enriched by Turkish makams (modes), rhythmic cycles and improvisation, in compositions that have a distinctly impressionist approach.