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Prof. Dr. Orhan Ahıskal was born in Istanbul. He holds degrees from the Ankara State Conservatoire, the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, and the Hartt School in Hartford, Connecticut. He has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician with ensembles and orchestras in Lithuania, Russia, France, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia, Cyprus, Spain, Britain and United States. He has given over 70 solo recitals on three continents, all received with critical acclaim. He has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, the Settle, Sheffield International Festival and Sheffield Chamber Orchestras, and the Hartt Symphony Orchestra.
Ahıskal has recorded Lou Harrison′s Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra. He also premiered two new violin concerti with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and the New Dimensions Ensemble. In addition to many chamber music ensembles, such as the Goldberg Ensemble and the Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Ahıskal has been the concertmaster of many symphonic and chamber orchestras in the United States and Turkey. He has performed and been interviewed on over 30 radio and TV programs.
Ahıskal has distinguished himself in many competitions and has been the recipient of several awards, including Sheffield Young Musician of the Year, a British Council Fellowship and Diploma of Honor (Viña del Mar, Chile). He was the winner of the Paranov Concerto Competition. In addition to his busy concert schedule, Ahıskal maintains an active academic career teaching and also lecturing on music and non-music related history subjects.
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