Alumni

Faculty Member at Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory Prep School

Born in Ankara in 1987. In 1998, he won the entrance exam of Hacettepe University State Conservatory and enrolled in the Percussion Department.
In 2009, he participated in the Paris leg of Berklee College of Music's world auditions and was accepted with a full scholarship.
He serves as one of the youngest faculty members at Berklee College of Music, the world's most prestigious music school.
He has served as a jury member at the Grammy Awards.

Royal College of Music, London

Born in Ankara in 1998.
In 2006, at the age of 8, she received the title of Turkey's youngest concert performer with an orchestra.
In 2009, she won first prize at the 14th International Remember Enescu Violin Competition held in Romania.
With support from ÇEV Arts, Berfin continues her work with a 1751 Nicolaus Gagliano violin.

Royal College of Music, London

Queen Elizabeth Music Chapel

Born in Sivas in 1992.
He completed his degree at Bilkent University, Department of Music.
He studied for his Master's degree at Royal College of Music in London with a full scholarship.
In 2009, he won first prize at the Kamuran Gündemir Piano Competition.

Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris

Born in 1997.
She studied at Akdeniz University Antalya State Conservatory under Yuriy Sayutkin.
In September 2017, she recorded Fazıl Say's China Rhapsody for piano and orchestra under Maestro Howard Griffits and Wien Radio Symphonieorchester in Vienna with Sony Classical.

Royal College of Music, London

Born in 1993.
In 2004, he won first place at the Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition held in Croatia.
In 2016, he recorded his first CD "Russian Masters" with the Champs Hill Records label.
In 2019, he won the Windsor International Competition.

Juilliard School of Music

Born in Mersin in 1994.
In 2017, he won first prize at the Suna Kan International Violin Competition.
He won first place at the New York International Walton Mayo Violin Competition.
In 2019, he received the Ahmet Ertegün Scholarship Award from Juilliard.

Manhattan School of Music

Born in Istanbul in 1989.
In May 2012, he performed for the first time at Carnegie Hall.
He has had the opportunity to work with many of the world's most distinguished cellists including Marion Feldman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Maria Kliegel.

Royal Danish Academy Conservatory, Denmark

Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory

Born in 1996.
In 2014, she won first prize at the Czech Republic International Simandl Double Bass Competition.
In 2014, she won first prize at the Amsterdam International Double Bass Competition in the Netherlands.
In 2018, she graduated with "High Honors."

New England Conservatory

Royal College of Music, London

Born in Ankara in 1991.
In 2002, he began his education at Ankara State Conservatory.
In 2011, he completed his bachelor's degree as first in the violin art division by skipping a grade.
He was accepted to Royal College of Music in London with a full ABRSM scholarship.

Royal College of Music, London

Born in Adana in 1994.
She won first place at the Berlin International Music Competition "Sforzando."
She won first place at the Serbian Music Pedagogues Association "Internet Music Competition."
In 2016, she graduated with distinction from Istanbul University State Conservatory.

Mozarteum University

Born in Germany in 1982.
He won admission to Mozarteum University's Opera/Vocal Department with distinction.
After six years of study with world-renowned professor Boris Bakow, he completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees with the highest distinction.
He has performed as a soloist at Landestheater Linz, National Mannheim, Theater Regensburg, and the Salzburg Festival.

Berklee College of Music

He began his drum education at age 11 with his middle school music teacher.
From 2008 to 2011, he studied at Berklee College of Music.
He has worked with renowned artists such as Jamey Haddad, Ian Froman, and Terry Lynn Carrington.
He received the Berklee Achievement Award and Outstanding Scholar Award.

Universität Mozarteum Salzburg

Born in Istanbul in 1990.
From 2009 to 2012, she studied at Salzburg Mozarteum University with a full scholarship.
She became the first Turkish harpist to be accepted to La Scala Opera Academy Orchestra.
She has performed concerts in Europe as well as in Asia, North and Latin America.

Los Angeles

Flute artist and composer Burak Beşir, known for his international work, achievements, and awards, continues his studies in Los Angeles.
In 2017, his flute-piano album "Passion" released in America won the "Best Album" award from International Music Awards.
Performing with the Academy Symphony Orchestra at the 86th Oscar Awards ceremony, he was the first and only Turkish musician to participate in this historic concert.

Hannover Hochschule Musik

Born in Mersin in 1991.
He began his music education in 2001 at Mersin University State Conservatory.
In 2008, he won first prize at the Mersin I. National Cello Competition.
Yusuf Çelik studies with the Saygun Quartet in Prof. Oliver Wille's class at Hannover University in Germany.

Longy School of Music Bard College

In 2000, she was accepted to the Violin Department of Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory as a student of Prof. Cengiz Özkök.
In 2010, she graduated from Hacettepe University as the top student in her department.
In 2011, she joined the Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra.
In Boston, she performs in recitals, chamber music concerts, and with the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.

Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory

From 2000 to 2007, he studied at Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory with Prof. Binnur Ekber.
Later, he continued at Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory with Prof. Yury Martynov and graduated in 2015.
In 2010, he won second prize at the "Euterpe" and "Pietro Argento" Piano Competitions held in Italy.

TRNC Presidential Symphony Orchestra

Born in Ankara in 1989.
In 2007, she was accepted to Bilkent University Faculty of Music and Performing Arts.
In 2013, she was accepted to the class of Prof. Volker Tessmann at Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.
Since November 2018, she has served as Solo Bassoon Artist of the TRNC Presidential Symphony Orchestra.

ÇEV Sanat Alumni