20.05.2023 - World Premiere: 'Visions of Z III' - Poland

My fixed media piece “Visions of Z III" will be performed by Güneş Bozkır at Musica Electronica Nova 2023, "Akusma ForumTurkey" 

NFM, Black Hall, Wroclaw (Poland) on May 20th.

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13.05.2023 - Viennese Premiere: 'Blocs' - Austria

"Blocs" will be performed by Ensemble Airborne Extended at Reaktor, Wien on May 13th.

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11.03.2023 - World Premiere: "Conference of the Birds: Paris" - France

“Conference of the Birds: Paris" will be performed by Ensemble Cairn at amphitheatre of the Cité de la Musique-Philharmonie de Paris on March 11th.

*commissioned by Philharmonie de Paris, world premiere by Ensemble Cairn

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27.11.2022 - Ahmed Adnan Saygun Sanat Merkezi, İzmir, Turkey

“The Ruins of Ani" will be performed by Semplice Quartet on November 27th at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Sanat Merkezi.

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20.09.2022 - Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, İstanbul, Turkey

“The Ruins of Ani" will be performed by Semplice Quartet on September 20th at Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall.

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17.06.2022 - Gençlik Parkı Büyük Sahne, Ankara, Turkey

“The Ruins of Ani" will be performed by Semplice Quartet on June 21st at Gençlik Parkı Büyük Sahne.

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12.11.2020 - Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, İstanbul, Turkey

“Conference of the Birds: Amsterdam” will be premiered by Calefax Reed Quintet on November 12th at Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall.

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31.10.2020 - Now Music Festival, Essen, Germany

"Microlude No. 1" will be performed by Önder Baloğlu at the Now Music Festival in Essen, Germany on October 31st.

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21.08.2020 - New Recording: String Quartet No. 1

“String Quartet No. 1”, that I composed for Gedik Sanat’s new project “Fusion”, is now published and available from Gedik Sanat's Instagram, Facebook and Youtube channels.
I composed this piece as a sequel to Albinoni's Adagio, in line with the aim of Gedik Sanat’s project which is fusing the music of composers of different time periods and styles.

Violin I: Murat Erginol
Violin II: Rüstem Mustafa
Viola: Öykü Koçoglu
Violoncello: Çağlayan Çetin
Audio Recording, Video Recording & Editing: Cem Önertürk

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01.07.2020 - Third Prize at 4th Choral Composition Competition of Turkish Ministry of Culture

My recent piece “Bir Günün Sonunda Arzu” is awarded with 3rd prize at the 4th Choral Composition Competition of Turkish Ministry of Culture! 
 

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6-8-9-11 April 2020 (postponed due to pandemic)

Concert: Conference of the Birds İstanbul

"Conference of the Birds İstanbul" will be performed by Trio Amos on April 6th at Austrian Cultural Forum İstanbul, on April 8th at Anadolu University (Eskişehir), on April 9th at Bilkent University Ahmed Adnan Saygun Hall (Ankara) and on April 11th at Yaşar University (İzmir).

 

29 December 2019

First Prize at Calefax Composers Competition

I’m proud to announce that I’m the winner of the Calefax Composers Competition 2019 with my recent piece “Conference of the Birds: Amsterdam”.

“Conference of the Birds: Amsterdam” will be performed in 2020 by Calefax Reed Quintet (Netherlands), Nexus Reed Quintet (Switzerland) and Splinter Reed Quintet (USA).

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22 November 2019

Concert: Conference of the Birds

On November 22nd at Arts Santa Monica in Barcelona, “Conference of the Birds” will be performed for the fifth time by Barcelona Modern Ensemble. The program also includes works by Julien Malaussena, Rozalie Hirs, Luis Tabuenca, Elena Rykova and W. A. Mozart.

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17 November 2019

Concert: Conference of the Birds

On November 17th in Madrid, “Conference of the Birds” will be performed for the fourth time by Barcelona Modern Ensemble at Auditorium of the Galdiano Lazarus Museum.

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8 October 2019

Concert: Blocs

On October 8th in Ljubljana (Slovenia), my piece “Blocs” will be performed by Ensemble Airborne Extended within Festival UNICUM 2019.

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6 October 2019

Slovenian Premiere: Blocs

On October 6th, “Blocs” will be performed by Ensemble Airborne Extended at Castle Rače.
 

20 May 2019

Dutch Premiere: Blocs

On 20th May, my piece for flute and recorder “Blocs” will be performed by Ensemble Airborne Extended at the Austrian Residence in The Hague.

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14 May 2019

Montenegrin Premiere: Blocs

On 14th May, my piece for flute and recorder “Blocs” will be performed by Ensemble Airborne Extended at Pavillon der Künstlervereinigung Montenegro.

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8 May 2019

UK Premiere: Blocs

On 8th of May in London, my piece “Blocs” will be performed by Ensemble Airborne Extended at Heath Street Baptist Church within Baroquestock Festival.

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7 April 2019

Premiere: Aks-i Mülevven

"Aks-i Mülevven" will be performed by Gökhan Bağcı on April 7th at Müze Evliyagil Ankara.

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26-27 March 2018

Concert: Wandlungen

  ”Wandlungen” will be performed by Pre-Art Soloists on March 26th at Gare du Nord Basel and on March 27th at Alter Stadthaussaal Winterthur.

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24 November 2018

Concert: Conference of the Birds

On November 24th at Chapelle Saint Charles in Montpellier, “Conference of the Birds” will be performed for the third time by Barcelona Modern Ensemble within the Festival Turbulences Sonores.

The program also includes works by Pablo Andoni Gomez Olabarria, Demian Rudel Rey, Filippos Sakagian, Demian Luna and Philippe Hurel.
 

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11 September 2018
Third Prize at 11. Pre-Art Composition Competition 
My recent piece “Wandlungen” is awarded with the 3rd prize at the 11th pre-art composition competition. The piece will be performed by pre-art soloists on March 26th 2019 in Basel and on March 27th 2019 in Winterthur.
https://pre-art.ch/open-call-for-11th-competition

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31 May 2018
Concert: Conference of the Birds
On 31st of May at Teatre Xesc Forteza in Palma de Mallorca, my recent piece “Conference of the Birds” will be performed for the second time by Barcelona Modern Ensemble within the ME_MMIX18 Festival Pirineus-Mediterrània Modern.
The program also includes works by Pablo Andoni Gomez Olabarria, Demian Rudel Rey, Filippos Sakagian, Demian Luna and Jose Manuel Lopez Lopez.

 

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18 May 2018
Premiere: Conference of the Birds
My recent piece “Conference of the Birds” for flute, saxophone, violin and piano will be performed on Friday 18th May by Barcelona Modern Ensemble at L’Auditori de Barcelona. The program also includes works by Pablo Andoni Gomez Olabarria, Demian Rudel Rey, Filippos Sakagian and Jose Manuel Lopez Lopez.

 

 

26 November 2017
Premiere: Images Sonores
"Images Sonores" will be performed by MolOt Ensemble at Academy of Fine Arts Museum, St. Petersburg on November 26th, 2017.

 

05 November 2017
Third Prize at Computer Space 2017
I was awarded the third prize with my recent piece "Visions of Z" in computer and electronic music category of Computer Space 2017 International computer art forum’s competition part in Sofia, Bulgaria.

 

 

19 October 2017
Concert: Naufragii
"Naufragii" was selected for performance within the Next Generation Program of the Donaueschinger Musiktage 2017. The piece will be performed by Ensemble Sinfonietta für Neue Musik on October 19th, under conducting of Sven Thomas Kiebler. 

 

15 April 2017
Concert: Kopfkino I
"Kopfkino I" will be performed by Istanbul Composers Collective on April 15th at Arsu Sahne, İstanbul, Turkey.

 

09 April 2017
Premiere: Kopfkino I
"Kopfkino I" will be performed by Istanbul Composers Collective on April 15th at Kadıköy Süreyya Opera House, İstanbul, Turkey.

 

01 January 2017
New publications

Several of my pieces are now on BabelScores catalog! 

You can buy or rent them through BabelScores’ website.

Also thanks again to Festival Mixtur for making this collaboration happen.

 

 

22 June 2017
Concert: Naufragii
"Naufragii" will be performed by Hezarfen Ensemble on June 22nd at Bilkent Concert Hall, Ankara, Turkey.

 

12 December 2015
New Commission from Festival Mixtur
I was selected to write a new piece to be premiered on April 21st, 2016 in the Festival Mixtur 2016 (Barcelona). The piece will be premiered by Ensemble Diagonal.

 

29 November 2015
First Prize at Computer Space 2015
I was awarded the first prize in computer and electronic music category of Computer Space 2015 International computer art forum’s competition part in Sofia, Bulgaria.

 

12 April 2015
Premiere: Mutatio
“Mutatio” was premiered by Tekin Okcebe at Kadıköy Süreyya Operası (Süreyya Opera House) on April 12th, 2015.

 

07 September 2014
Premiere: Epitaph
“Epitaph” will be performed by the Atlas Ensemble at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam on September 7th, 2014.

 

21 April 2016
Premiere: Ars Moriendi
Festival Mixtur 2016 starts with three concerts tonight at 7pm. My piece "Ars Moriendi" will be performed by Ensemble Diagonal at the first concert. The program also includes works by Sivan Cohen Elias, Antonio Juan-Marcos, Thirrry De Mey, Salvatore Sciarrino and Luis Naon.

 

10 July 2014
Selected for performance at the Atlas Ensemble Composers' Competition
I was selected for performance with my recent piece "Epitaph" at the Atlas Ensemble Composers’ Competition 2014.