TAHİR AYDOĞDU, kanun
HÜLYA AYDOĞDU, soloist
String Quintet
Onur Dilişen, first violin
Michael Hustedde, second violin
Rosie Samter, viola
Rachel Gawell, cello
Cody Clark, double bass
Internationally acclaimed kanun virtuoso Tahir Aydoğdu, in the first half of the concert will give a recital, followed by a selection of Turkish classical music songs, accompanied by vocalist Hülya Aydoğdu. In the second half, Tahir Aydoğdu will perform Murat Akçay's (1970) Concerto for Kanun and Strings for the first time in the United States. The concert will continue with two short pieces & will end with Nihavend Longa, composed by violinist (kemanî) Kevser Hanım (1887).
TAHİR AYDOĞDU, kanun
Born in İstanbul in 1959 , Tahir Aydoğdu graduated from Physics Department of the Middle East Technical University in Ankara (METU). He began his music studies while in high school. He received his first formal music training from his father Gültekin Aydoğdu, who is a kanun player at TRT Ankara Radio, and conductor of the Turkish Fasıl Ensemble. Later on, Tahir Aydoğdu continued to study music with distinguished musicians experts in Turkish music. Following his graduation from METU in 1983, he was appointed to the TRT Ankara Radio Turkish Music Ensemble as a kanun player. In addition to the concerts he gave in Turkey, he also performed in many significant musical venues in the U.S. and Asia, playing with renowned musicians and ensembles, including the "Modern Folk Trio" (Modern Folk Uclusu), with whom he worked for 8 years. He also played in many concerts with the jazz ensemble, "AsiaMinor", whose musical goal was to bring together Turkish Music and Jazz. In addition to his worldwide performances, Tahir Aydoğdu also has given presentations in numerous international workshops, seminars, and festivals about "kanun" in particular, and Turkish music in general.
One of the highest honors Aydoğdu has received was the appreciation prize presented to him, as a musician and as a successful graduate of the university, by the Council of the M.E.T.U. in Ankara on May 25th, 2001. In May 2006 he received another important prize, this time from the National Olympic Committee, in recognition of his efforts to promote Turkish music and Turkish culture through radio programs which he had made for TRT Radyo 4. He has also contributed to the education of many students through his lectures and workshops at the Shool of Music and Fine Arts of the METU and Gazi University. Over the years, he has also directed many Turkish Classical Music Choirs.
Tahir Aydoğdu has been playing Ferid Alnar’s “Concerto for Kanun and the Strings” (1906-1978) since 1997 with different string orchestras and string quintets, in Turkey and abroad.
A member of the World Simbalom Association based in Budapest , Aydoğdu is an active kanun player at TRT Ankara Radio. His solo album “Hasret” was produced by “Kalan Music” in İstanbul in July 2004. He has produced 29 CD’s with different musicians and groups up to now, at home and abroad.His Kanun Method Book (published by Yurt Renkleri, Ankara,October 2004) teaches not only how to play the kanun, but also on how to build and repair. |
