Atilla Aldemir

Atilla Aldemir was born in Istanbul in 1975. He graduated from the violin class of Prof. Çiğdem İyicil at Mimar Sinan University, State Conservatory in 1994. With a scholarship from the Dr. Necat F. Eczacıbaşı Foundation, he went to Germany to study with Prof. Lukas David at the Detmold Hochschule für Musik, from which he graduated with the diploma of “Künstlerische Reifeprüfung” in 1990. Aldemir then studied for the “Konzertexamen” (equivalent to honors soloist diploma) at Folkwang Hochschule Essen with Prof. Mintcho Mintchev and graduated with “honor degree” in 2002. In 2007, Aldemir was awarded the second prize in the violin category at the 14th international Johannes Brahms Competition and two special prizes. Winning the third prize for his viola performance in the same competition in 2008, as well as the award for best interpretation of a contemporary work, he became the first participant in the history of this competition to win five prizes. The artist’s other accomplishments include “The passion for music, strong artistic temperament” award in the 2006 Premio R. Lipizer Competition, finalist of the 8th international Violin Competition Vaclav Hulm in Zagreb in 2005, Essen Folkwangpreis in 2002, Westphalia Culture Award 1998 and first prize in the Young Talents Violin Competition in Istanbul in 2000. Aldemir has given concerts in many European countries, the USA, Israel and Egypt and performed in concert halls such as Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Konzerthaus Vienna, and Musikverein in Vienna; played with orchestras such as Camerate Slazburg, Vienna Philharmonia, Bonn Classic Philharmonic Orchestra, Zagreb Philharmonic, Detmold Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Symphonic, Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra,  Bilkent Orchestra, Akbank Chamber Orchestra, Academic Symphony Orchestra and all State Symphonic Orchestras in Turkey. Aldemir has worked with conductors such as Sascha Göztl, Güner Aykal, Alexander Rahbari, Rengim Gökmen and Olaf Rudner. Aldemir also participated in the International Music Festival in Istanbul and Eskişehir. In 1999 he recorded a CD entitled “Detmolder Preistrager Vorgestellt” for Detmold Hochschule für Musik. In 2003, with the pianist Şevki Karayel, he recorded a CD entitled “The Contemporary Voice of Turkish Music” for Dreyer Gaido Productions in Berlin. He has performed with highly acclaimed musicians, among them the pianist Fazıl Say, Itamar Golan, the Cellist Marcio Carneiro and Kudsi Erguner, master of the Ney flute. Since 2002, Aldemir has continued his studies with Barbara Gorzynska and Prof. Matthias Maurer in Vienna.

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