Ayşegül Sarıca
Ayşegül Sarıca | |
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Background information | |
Born | Kadıköy, Turkey | 28 May 1935
Died | 10 March 2023 | (aged 87)
Genres | Classical music |
Occupation(s) | Pianist |
Years active | 1944–1991 |
Spouse(s) |
Ayşegül Sarıca (28 May 1935 – 10 March 2023)[1] was a Turkish concert pianist, pedagogue.
Life
Ayşegül Sarıca was born into an
Music training
Prior to the
In 1951, she went to
Music career
After 1968, she became the piano soloist of the Presidential Symphony Orchestra of Turkey. She gave concerts in such countries as the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Soviet Union, Hungary, former Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Australia. In concerts, she was accompanied often by Ayla Erduran, a close friend and a violinist. Between 1991 and 2000, she served as an academic for musicology at Bilkent University's music master program. Currently, she serves in the Dr Erol Üçer Music Research Center of Istanbul Technical University.[4]
Awards
Sarıca received an honorable mention in the International Munich Piano Competition in 1954. In 1957, she won the special prize, "Gabriel Fauré Association," in 1959 she won one special prize "City of Paris" in the
See also
- Arif Sarıca Mansion (built 1903), her grandfather's mansion as her residence.[6]
References
- ^ "Devlet sanatçısı piyanist Ayşegül Sarıca hayatını kaybetti". NTV Haber (in Turkish). 12 March 2023.
- ISBN 978-605-65279-6-8.
- ^ Biography page (in Turkish)
- ^ a b "Miam Page". Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Nkfu Information page
- ^ "Moda Arif Sarıca Köşkü" (in Turkish). Turan Akıncı. Retrieved 7 September 2022.