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Ayla Erduran
Ayla Erduran in Aliye Berger's workshopAyla Erduran in Aliye Berger's workshop
Background information
Born(1934-08-22)22 August 1934
Istanbul, Turkey
Died7 January 2025(2025-01-07) (aged 90)
Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationClassical violinist
InstrumentViolin
Years active1958–2024
Musical artist

Ayla Erduran (22 August 1934 – 7 January 2025) was a Turkish classical violinist. She studied with David Oistrakh. 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.

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 stayed until 1955, and studied with Ivan Galamian and Zino Francescatti. From 1957 to 1958, Erduran studied under David Oistrakh at the Moscow Conservatory.

Career

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. 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 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 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.

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.

In 1985, she "recorded Brahms’ Violin Concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra".

Her career as a violin teacher spanned between 1973 and 1990 in Switzerland, including her master's classes at the Lausanne Conservatory.

Awards and recognition

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.

She died on 7 January 2025, at the age of 90.

References

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  4. ^ Erdogan, Koray (8 January 2025). "World-renowned Turkish violinist Ayla Erduran dies at 90". Türkiye Today. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Christian (8 January 2025). "Obituary: Violinist Ayla Erduran (1934–2025)". The Strad. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ^ "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.
  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. "3rd International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition". Henryk Wieniawski Music Society in Poznań. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  9. 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.
  10. "Devlet Sanatçısı Ayla Erduran, İstanbul'da hayatını kaybetti". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  11. Lebrecht, Norman (7 January 2025). "The Turk who played duets with David Oistrakh". Slippedisc. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

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