The ensemble Constantinople chose its name carefully when it started 20 years ago. Kiya Tabassian, artistic director/leader and co-founder of the Montreal-based musical group, knew the ancient Turkish ...

Modern-day Istanbul, known throughout history as Constantinople, has been a crossroads of cultures for centuries, a place where East and West meet. Constantinople brings its cross-cultural music to ...

Happy Nowruz (Persian New Year)! The holiday, which has been celebrated by people of Persian descent for more than 3,000 years, falls on March 20 this year, which makes Early Music Now's March 19 ...

Constantinople's 20th anniversary celebrations continue with two new concerts, in which Italy meets Istanbul and Spain meets Persia. This exploration of different musical forms from around the world ...

It’s not necessarily what you think of when you contemplate early music, but there’s something to it: part of what is so attractive about today’s approach to the music of the distant past is that it’s ...

The Czech nobleman and composer’s journey from Bohemia to Jerusalem is the inspiration for this rewarding cross-cultural album Pilgrimage, subtitled “Musical Journey of Kryštof Harant to Jerusalem ...