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Ayla Erduran
Erduran in Aliye Berger's workshop
Born(1934-08-22)22 August 1934
Istanbul, Turkey
Died7 January 2025(2025-01-07) (aged 90)
Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationClassical violinist

Ayla Erduran (22 August 1934 – 7 January 2025) was a Turkish classical violinist. She studied in Istanbul, Paris, the U.S. and Moscow. A fifth place prize in the 1957 Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition opened an international career for her. She toured widely, such as in the Middle East with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and in Africa with pianist Verda Erman in 1968. She taught the violin in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 1973 to 1990.

Biography

Early life and education

Erduran was born on 22 August 1934 in Istanbul to Kadriye Erduran and urologist Behcet Sabit Erduran. Her mother was of mixed heritage, with Armenian, Greek, Italian, and Polish ancestry. Ayla was introduced to violin by her mother, who played the instrument. She began studying under Karl Berger at age four, and performed her first recital, a benefit for the Child Protection Agency at the Saray Cinema, when she was 10 years old. She often played for guests who came to her home, including Fuad Köprülü, Yunus Nadi, and Yahya Kemal. In 2015, Erduran recalled that her intense musical studies, encouraged by her mother, resulted in childhood isolation.

She went on to study violin at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1946 to 1951, and graduated with top honors. After her graduation she went on to the United States where she studied with Ivan Galamian and Zino Francescatti until 1955. From 1957 to 1958, Erduran studied with David Oistrakh at the Moscow Conservatory. She won the fifth place prize in the Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in 1957.

Career

In 1958, Erduran premiered Ulvi Cemal Erkin's Violin Concerto in Belgium, conducted by the composer. Her first major tours were in Canada in 1961 and 1962; she then joined the Presidential Symphony Orchestra on their 1963 Middle East tour. In 1964, she performed in London for the first time. Her 1965 concert at London's Royal Albert Hall the following year was broadcast live by the BBC. That same year, Erduran also performed the Violin Concerto by Sibelius with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in Geneva, conducted by Ernest Ansermet on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Sibelius. For much of her early career, Erduran disliked being a soloist, finding it lonely; it was not until she turned 50 that she enjoyed her solo performances.

Her African tour, with Turkish pianist Verda Erman, began in 1968. Beginning in the 1970s, Erduran began playing only Bach in concerts, which she attributed to the fact that he was the only composer who could heal her soul following the murder of her cousin and aunt. In 1973, she played with Yehudi Menuhin at the first International Istanbul Festival. In 1977, she joined the Presidential Symphony Orchestra again, this time for a three week European tour.

Erduran's performances with major orchestras included the London Symphony Orchestra, the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester, and the Czech Philharmonic. Her performances were broadcast on radio in Canada, Switzerland, England, Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Russia, Poland, Iraq, the Netherlands, and the US. Erduran performed with notable musicians such as Yehudi Menuhin, Henryk Szeryng, the Navarra String Quartet, Igor Oistrakh, Valery Oistrakh, Victor Pikayzen, Guy Fallot, Collins, and Mieczysław Weinberg. In 1985, she recorded the Violin Concerto by Johannes Brahms with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Her taught violin from 1973 to 1990 in Switzerland, including master's classes at the Lausanne Conservatory.

Personal life

Erduran never married or had children, which she attributed to the time that her career required. She continued to play violin in her later years, playing for three to four hours a day. Erduran died on 7 January 2025, at the age of 90.

Awards and recognition

Further reading

  • İlyasoğlu, Evin: Ayla'yı Dinler misiniz? Remzi Publishing House, 2002. Biography. (In English: Do You Listen to Ayla?)

References

  1. ^ Erdogan, Koray (8 January 2025). "World-renowned Turkish violinist Ayla Erduran dies at 90". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Christian (8 January 2025). "Obituary: Violinist Ayla Erduran (1934–2025)". The Strad. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Dünyaca ünlü keman virtüözü Ayla Erduran: Flört etmek için çok geç kalınmış bir hayattı benimki..." T24 (in Turkish). 16 August 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. ^ Gurkan, Yasemin (14 December 2006). "A lifetime devoted to the violin:Ayla Erduran". Hurriyet Daily News. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Sounds of Istanbul Ayla Erduran". Pera Museum. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. "3rd International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition". www.wieniawski.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. ^ "İlk harika çocuklardan Ayla Erduran: Ben alkışı değil müziği sevdim | Zeynep BİLGEHAN Köşe Yazısı - Hürriyet Haberler". Hurriyet Daily News. 11 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  8. "Symphony Hailed on European Tour". Turkey Today (11). Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C.: 2. 1977.
  9. "Ayla Erduran". Turkish Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  10. "Devlet Sanatçısı Ayla Erduran, İstanbul'da hayatını kaybetti". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  11. "Ayla Erduran". Classical Music Daily. January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  12. "3rd International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition". Henryk Wieniawski Music Society in Poznań. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  13. Karaesmen, Erhan (2007). Ayla Erduran'a armağan : evrenimizi iç ışıklarıyla aydınlatanlar Ayla Erduran, müzik ve keman (in Turkish). Ankara: Sevda-Cenap And Müzik Vakfı Yayınları. OCLC 925374795.

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