Cellist Sedef Erçetin began her musical journey at the age of five and continued her studies at the Istanbul State Conservatory. She later pursued advanced training in Paris at the École Normale de Musique, where she graduated with jury honors in performance, pedagogy, and chamber music. In 1999, she was awarded the Abdi İpekçi Prize. Since then, she has developed an international career that brings together classical music, jazz, Eastern musical traditions, and improvisation.

She has performed alongside renowned artists such as Ayla Erduran, Florin Niculescu, Gerardo Di Giusto, Juan Carlos Cáceres, Burhan Öçal, Kerem Görsev, Minino Garay, Ricardo Moyano, Stéphane Guillaume, and Alexey Botvinov. She has also collaborated on projects with international artists including Kanye West, Diana Krall, Liz McComb, and Manu Dibango.

Her discography includes:

Metamorphosis (2010) – cello and piano duo
Impression Stream (2024)
Djangofoni (Harmonia Mundi)
La Camerata Ambigua – Gerardo Di Giusto (Naïve)
Champán Rosado
Toca Tango

and the LP L’Homme qui marche contre le vent, inspired by the poetry of Nazım Hikmet.

She also appears on the DVD recording of Diana Krall’s Olympia concert and has contributed as a collaborating artist on numerous albums.

Sedef Erçetin has recorded Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1–3 and has developed original projects combining the cello with the kanun. Among these, her collaborations with kanun virtuoso Tahir Aydoğdu stand out.

She is also a member of the ensemble Venise l’Oriental, exploring musical connections between East and West through projects that bring together the cello, kanun, and archlute.

She has performed at major festivals such as the Pablo Casals Festival, Nice Jazz Festival, and Jazz Orléans Festival, and has given concerts across Europe, Asia, and the United States.

She has been recognized by international jazz publications as one of the “10 rising women in jazz” in celebration of International Women’s Day.

Tahir Aydoğdu is a virtuosic kanun player who uniquely bridges a background in physics from Middle East Technical University with a deep musical lineage inherited from his father, Gültekin Aydoğdu, a distinguished kanun player at TRT Ankara Radio.

Since joining the TRT Ankara Radio Turkish Music Ensemble in 1983, he has become a global cultural ambassador, performing extensively across the U.S., Europe, and Asia with groups like the Modern Folk Trio and the ASIAMINOR Jazz Ensemble.

In 1999 Aydoğdu established the “Ensemble ANCYRA”, with an aim to present the music of different countries in both jazz and world music forms. A prolific recording artist and collaborator, Aydoğdu has contributed to landmark ballet productions like AFİFE and HAREM, and he holds the rare distinction of being only the second musician to perform Ferid Alnar’s historic "Kanun Concerto."

His dedication to cross-genre innovation is masterfully showcased in his long-standing partnership with cellist Sedef Erçetin, where the duo explores a sophisticated dialogue between traditional Turkish maqams and Western classical textures.