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'''Ayla Erduran''' (22 August 1934 – 7 January 2025) was a Turkish violinist.<ref> slippedisc.com</ref> A student of Karl Berger, she performed her first recital when she was 10 years old. She then went on to study at the ] from 1946 to 1951.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sounds of Istanbul Ayla Erduran |url=https://www.peramuseum.org/event/sounds-of-istanbul-ayla-erduran/920 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.peramuseum.org}}</ref> After her graduation she went on to the United States, where she stayed until 1955, and studied with ] and ].<ref name=":0" /> | '''Ayla Erduran''' (22 August 1934 – 7 January 2025) was a Turkish violinist.<ref> slippedisc.com</ref> | ||
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Erduran was born on 22 August 1934 in ].<ref name="h909">{{cite web | last=Lloyd | first=Christian | title=Obituary: Violinist Ayla Erduran (1934-2025) | website=The Strad | date=8 January 2025 | url=https://www.thestrad.com/news/obituary-violinist-ayla-erduran-1934-2025/19095.article | access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref> A student of Karl Berger, she performed her first recital when she was 10 years old. She then went on to study at the ] from 1946 to 1951.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sounds of Istanbul Ayla Erduran |url=https://www.peramuseum.org/event/sounds-of-istanbul-ayla-erduran/920 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.peramuseum.org}}</ref> After her graduation she went on to the United States, where she stayed until 1955, and studied with ] and ].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
From 1957 to 1958, Erduran studied under ] at the ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |title=Obituary: Violinist Ayla Erduran (1934-2025) |url=https://www.thestrad.com:443/news/obituary-violinist-ayla-erduran-1934-2025/19095.article |url-status= |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=The Strad |language=en}}</ref> | From 1957 to 1958, Erduran studied under ] at the ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |title=Obituary: Violinist Ayla Erduran (1934-2025) |url=https://www.thestrad.com:443/news/obituary-violinist-ayla-erduran-1934-2025/19095.article |url-status= |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=The Strad |language=en}}</ref> |
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Turkish violinist (1934–2025)
Ayla Erduran | |
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Ayla Erduran in Aliye Berger's workshop | |
Born | (1934-08-22)22 August 1934 Istanbul, Turkey |
Died | 7 January 2025(2025-01-07) (aged 90) Istanbul, Turkey |
Occupation | Classical Violinist |
Ayla Erduran (22 August 1934 – 7 January 2025) was a Turkish violinist.
Life
Erduran was born on 22 August 1934 in Istanbul. A student of Karl Berger, she performed her first recital when she was 10 years old. She then went on to study at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1946 to 1951. 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. In 1958, she premiered Ulvi Cemal Erkin's violin concerto in Belgium. It was conducted by Erkin. 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 Canada, Switzerland, 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
- The Turk who played duets with David Oistrakh slippedisc.com
- Lloyd, Christian (8 January 2025). "Obituary: Violinist Ayla Erduran (1934-2025)". The Strad. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Sounds of Istanbul Ayla Erduran". www.peramuseum.org. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Obituary: Violinist Ayla Erduran (1934-2025)". The Strad. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- "3rd International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition". www.wieniawski.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- 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.
- The Turk who played duets with David Oistrakh slippedisc.com
External links
- Ayla Erduran discography at Discogs