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Olgu Kızılay was born in Istanbul in 1977. He started his violin education with Prof. Hazar Alapınar at the Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir State Conservatory, where he graduated in 1998. Kızılay continued his study with Prof. Joshua Epstein at the Strasbourg National Conservatoire, where he completed his doctoral degree in 2003. In 2000, he started performing as a first violin in the Strasburg Volutes Chamber Orchestra. From 1999 to 2002, he performed as a guest soloist with the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Mulhouse Symphonic Orchestra, and the Bas-Rhin Opera Orchestra. He recorded CDs of various chamber music concerts and contemporary composers.
After his return to Turkey, Kızılay performs with leading orchestras of Turkey such as Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, Antalya State Symphony Orchestra, Bursa Regional Symphony Orchestra, DESO, and Istanbul Symphonietta. He currently performs as the principal of the second violins in the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra.
Reference: festivalcyclades.com, klasikkeyifler.org, vogue.com.tr
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