Hakan Ali Toker Quartet

Hakan Ali Toker is a man of love. All his life he has composed music for the women he has loved and given it to them as gifts. This was his way of saying “I love you”.

Since the pandemic, he has been composing music on commission, for others to give to their loved ones, usually as birthday or anniversary gifts. He calls it “Gift Music”. These pieces are tailored to include codes embedded into the melody that relate to the gift receiver -the code often being birthdate numerals.

On this occasion he and his band will perform songs and instrumentals from the Gift Music project. If you are lucky, they might improvise one on your birthdate on the spot;)

He is one of few remaining pianists of the Lisztian tradition that continue the 19th century art of classical improvisation on the stage.

His output as a composer and arranger encompasses over 500 works in many styles including Western classical, jazz, Turkish and electronic music as well as eclectic works combining these styles into unique concoctions; written for all kinds of media ranging from solo instruments to symphonic and stage music.