Oğuzhan Balcı

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Oğuzhan Balcı (born 3 November 1977) is Turkish composer and conductor and a professor at Istanbul Technical University.^[1]

Biography[]

He was born in Istanbul. He started taking music lessons in 6 years old from Cenan Akın at and then continued as a chorist at and .

In 1988, he enrolled in Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory at the violin department and he became pupil of . In 1994, he enrolled in composition department of the same university. He studied Turkish maqam music with , harmony and counterpoint with , Turkish music structure with , conducting and piano with . After the university education, he started to study a master programme in MIAM and during a year studied composition and music theory with Kamran Ince, and Pieter Snapper. Then, he graduated from master programme in .

His compositions and arrangements are performed by CSO (Presidential Symphony Orchestra), CRR Istanbul Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, İzmir State Symphony Orchestra, Bursa Regional State Symphony Orchestra, Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra, , Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra, , Nemeth Quartet.

In June 2006, violinist played as a world premier of Balci's composition which name "Variations on a theme of Aleaddin Sensoy" at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Selected works[]

For symphonic orchestra[]

• Istanbul Symphonic Suite
• Mavi Gozyasları Suite Ata'ya ( Blue Tears Suite For Atatürk )
• Balkan Overture

Concertos[]

• Violin Concerto no. 1 ( Dedicated to )
• Kemence Koncerto

1. Ninni (Lullaby)
2. Heybeliada (Halki)
3. Tetova' da Pazar Yeri ( The Bazaar in Tetovo )

For string orchestra[]

• Büyüsüz Sözcük ( Word without Magic )
• Balat' ta Bir Gölge ( A shadow in Balat )
• Fırtına ( The Storm )

For string orchestra and clarinet[]

• Tanımadığım Ruhlara ( To The Souls that I Don't Know )

For symphonic orchestra and kanun[]

• Istanbul Hatırası (Memoirs of Istanbul)

For string quartet[]

• Quartet no. 1

1. Tanışma (Meeting)
2. Sığınak (The Shelter)
3. Deli Dalga (Crazy Wave)

References[]

External links[]

• http://www.oguzhanbalci.com/#!/home
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