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| Ayla Erduran | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ayla Erduran in Aliye Berger's workshop | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1934-08-22)22 August 1934 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 7 January 2025(2025-01-07) (aged 90) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Genres | Classical music |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Instrument | Violin |
Ayla Erduran (22 August 1934 – 7 January 2025) was a Turkish violinist. A student of Karl Berger, she performed her first recital when she was 10 years old. She then went on to study at the Paris International Conservatory from 1946 to 1951 under Benedetti and Benvenuti. After her graduation she went on to the United States, where she stayed until 1955, and studied with Ivan Galamian and Zino Francescatti.
From 1957 to 1958, Erduran studied under David Oistrakh at the Moscow Conservatory.
Her career as a violin teacher spanned between 1973 and 1990 in Switzerland, including her master's classes at the Lausanne Conservatory.
Erduran earned the title of a state artist in 1971. She also received a gold medal from the Ankara-based Sevda Cenap And Music Foundation (SCAMV). She won the fifth place prize in the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in 1957, the Harriet Cohen-Olga Veryney Award in 1964, and the Beethoven Award of the Netherlands in 1970.
Her performances with major orchestras included the London Symphony, the Suisse Romande, the Berlin RIAS, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, and the Czech Philharmonia. She also worked with several conductors including Ernest Ansermet, Karel Ancerl, Paul Kletzki, Gennadi Rozhdetsvenski, Jean Fournet, Michel Plasson and Armin Jordan. Locations of her concerts included South Korea, the US, Canada, the Middle East, India, Africa, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. She premiered Ulvi Cemal Erkin's violin concerto in 1958, conducted by Ulvi Cemal Erkin, in Belgium. Erduran also performed Sibelius's violin concerto with the Suisse Romande Orchestra, conducted by Ernest Ansermet, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Sibelius in Geneva. Her performances were broadcast on radio in England, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Russia, Poland, Iraq, the Netherlands, and the US.
Erduran had duet performances with notable musicians such as Yehudi Menuhin, Henryk Szeryng, Navarra String Quartet, Igor Oistrakh, Valery Oistrakh, Victor Pikaizen, Guy Fallot, Collins, and Mieczyslaw Weinberg.
She died on 7 January 2025, at the age of 90.
References
- https://slippedisc.com/2025/01/the-turk-who-played-duets-with-david-oistrakh/
- Gurkan, Yasemin. "A lifetime devoted to the violin:Ayla Erduran". dailynews.com. hurriyetdailynews.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- "Ayla Erduran". turkishculture.org. turkish culture foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- "Devlet Sanatçısı Ayla Erduran, İstanbul'da hayatını kaybetti". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
External Links
- Ayla Erduran discography at Discogs