ARCHIVE · ARTISTS · 2004–2026
1,224artists from 43 countries, 2004–2026
The Festival began in 2004 with five pianists. Gülsin Onay, its Artistic Advisor, has performed every year since. The artists who have appeared at the Festival are listed below by year and instrument; the full programme for each year can be found in the annual activity reports.
2004–2008 The early years
2004
PianoGülsin Onay · Hande Dalkılıç · Hüseyin Sermet · İdil Biret · Stephen Gutman
2005
PianoBaşar Can Kıvrak · Berrak Dyer · Gülsin Onay · Jonathon Aner
CelloEfe Baltacıgil · Tobias Kühne
FluteShirley Brill
2006
PianoDavid Dolan · Deniz Gelenbe · Eren Levendoğlu · Gülsin Onay
ViolinMichael Bochmann · Nana Jashvili
CelloMehmet Sami Öztop
Ensembles · OrchestrasOrkestra Akademik Başkent
2007
PianoChristopher Stokes · Eren Levendoğlu · Francesco Libetta · Gülsin Onay · Ilya Itin · Kemal Gekiç
ViolinValery Oistrakh
ViolaGuy Ben Ziony
Ensembles · OrchestrasAlma String Quartet · Ege Trio · Işın Metin (conductor) · World Youth Orchestra
2008
PianoChristopher Stokes · Daniel Gortler · Eren Levendoğlu · Gülsin Onay · Kemal Gekiç · Özgür Ünaldı · Stephen Gutman
ViolinHakan Şensoy
ViolaRuşen Güneş
FluteGülşen Tatu
Ensembles · OrchestrasEge Trio
2009–2013 The move to the Ancient Quarry
2009
PianoAleksander Madzar · Emre Elivar · Eren Levendoğlu · Gülsin Onay · Misha Dacic · Önder Cebeci · Özgür Ünaldı
ViolinCihat Aşkın
CelloAlexander Baillie
GuitarDavid Pavlovitz
FluteGülşen Tatu
HarpŞirin Pancaroğlu
BandoneonHector Del Curto
Jazz · World · StageErkan Oğur & Telvin
2010
PianoEren Levendoğlu · Gülsin Onay · İbrahim Yazıcı · Jean-Bernard Pommier · Makoto Ueno · Valentin Surif
ViolinErkin Onay
CelloBenyamin Sönmez · Ümit İşgörür · Wolfgang Boettcher
FluteGülşen Tatu
VoiceChristine Wolff
Ensembles · OrchestrasBilkent Senfoni Orkestrası · Işın Metin (conductor) · Londra Okullar Senfoni Orkestrası · Zeynep Tanbay Dans Projesi
Jazz · World · StageBurhan Öcal
2011
PianoEren Levendoğlu · Gülsin Onay · İbrahim Yazıcı · Ilya Itin · Jackie Jaekyung Yoo · Julian Gorus · Misha Dacic · Peter Katin
CelloAlexander Baillie · Frank Wakelkamp · Ümit İşgörür
FluteGülşen Tatu
VoiceBurcu Uyar · Christine Wolff
Ensembles · OrchestrasEscher Quartet · İzmir Devlet Senfoni Orkestrası · Zeynep Tanbay Dans Projesi
Jazz · World · StageBurhan Öcal · Emin Fındıkoğlu · İlhan Erşahin Istanbul Sessions
2012
PianoEren Levendoğlu (jury) · Gülsin Onay · İbrahim Yazıcı (jury) · Jonathan Plowright · Julian Gorus (jury) · Karst de Jong · Lilya Zilberstein · Muza Rubackyte · Toros Can (jury)
AccordionHarri Kuusijarvi
Ensembles · OrchestrasBilkent Senfoni Orkestrası · Bremerhaven Stadttheater Balesi · Işın Metin (conductor)
Jazz · World · StageAyşe Gencer & İmer Demirer · Erol Erdinç · İlhan Erşahin Istanbul Sessions · Sarp Maden · Sibel Köse
2013
PianoAldo Ragone · Edna Golandsky · Eren Levendoğlu (jury) · Fazıl Say · Gülsin Onay · İbrahim Yazıcı (jury) · Jean-Bernard Pommier · Mauricio Vallina · Misha Dacic (jury) · Pierre Réach · Yury Martinov
ViolinErkin Onay
GuitarCarlo Domeniconi · Derek Gripper
Ensembles · OrchestrasEndellion Quartet
Jazz · World · StageBoğaziçi Caz Korosu · İlhan Erşahin Istanbul Sessions
2014–2018 On Water · On Sand · On Stone
2014
PianoCem Babacan · Erdem Mısırlıoğlu · Gülsin Onay · Ilya Itin · Jean-Bernard Pommier · Kemal Gekiç · Mirella Gardelli
ViolinCihat Aşkın · Olga Martinova
CelloDorukhan Doruk · Jonathan Bloxham
OboeCéline Moinet
BassoonRui Lopez
VoiceÇimen Seymen
Ensembles · OrchestrasGümüşlük Trio · Trio Milhaud
2015
PianoAnika Vavic · Ayşedeniz Gökçin · Gülsin Onay · Martin Roscoe · Misha Dacic · Phillip Moll · Vyacheslav Gryaznov
ViolinGilles Apap
FluteBülent Evcil
Ensembles · OrchestrasKODA · Kronos Quartet · Trio Klavis
2016
PianoEmre Şen · Emre Yavuz · Eren Levendoğlu · Gülsin Onay · Ilya Kondratiev · Phillip Moll · Stephane Blet
ViolinAyla Erduran
Double bassCemre Burhan Çetin
GuitarAyşegül Koca · Cenk Erdoğan · Derek Gripper · Erkan Oğur · Marek Pasieczny
FluteBülent Evcil · Yossi Arnheim
HarpÇağatay Akyol
Ensembles · OrchestrasMuğla BB Kent Orkestrası · Saygun Quartet
Jazz · World · StageEmin Fındıkoğlu · Kristin Asbjørnsen & Olav Torget · Muğla BB Caz Orkestrası · Nils Petter Molvær · Simin Tander · Tolga Bilgin Quartet
2017
PianoEgberto Gismonti · Eren Levendoğlu · Gülsin Onay · Ilya Itin · Mauricio Vallina · Paola Girardi · Romano Pallottini
ViolinGilles Apap
CelloDilbağ Tokay
GuitarDerek Gripper · Erdem Sökmen · Hasan Meten
FluteBülent Evcil · Raffaele Trevisani
AccordionMyriam Lafargue
Ensembles · OrchestrasBEGOA Ensemble
Jazz · World · StageAlp Ersönmez & Erik Truffaz · Emin Fındıkoğlu · Tord Gustavsen Trio
2018
PianoCyprien Katsaris · Dengin Ceyhan · Eren Yahşi · Eser Öktem · Gülsin Onay · Konrad Richter · Shaun Choo · Tony Scholl · Ufuk Mete Şahin
ViolinAlexander Markov · Erkin Onay
CelloDilbağ Tokay
Double bassFora Baltacıgil
FluteBülent Evcil · Raffaele Trevisani
Jazz · World · StageBlessing Chimanga & Dreams Band · Oran Etkin
2019–2022 A multidisciplinary festival
2019
PianoEmre Elivar · Eser Öktem · Francesco Libetta · Gülsin Onay · Hua Hsuan Lee · Konstanze Eickhorst · Özgür Deniz Akalın · Tolga Atalay Ün
ViolinErkin Onay · Ildikó Moog · Tuncay Yılmaz
ViolaEscarteen Sisters (viola)
CelloEscarteen Sisters (cello) · Jeroen den Herder
Double bassFora Baltacıgil
GuitarBegül Erhan
Ensembles · OrchestrasBodrum Oda Orkestrası · Fidelio Trio · Lior Shambadal (conductor)
Jazz · World · StageBerke Özgümüş · Can Çankaya · Ece Göksu · Engin Recepoğulları · Eylül Biçer · İmer Demirer · Kağan Yıldız · Mathias Eick Quintet · Neşet Ruacan · Ricky Ford · Sibel Köse
2020
PianoGökhan Aybulus · Gülsin Onay · Jean-Marc Luisada · Michail Lifits
ViolinErkin Onay · Rosanne Philippens
CelloÇağ Erçağ
Ensembles · OrchestrasCan Çakmur · Deniz Şensoy · Jamal Aliyev (trio)
Jazz · World · StageAbate Berihun & Addis Ken Project (special recording) · Daniel Zamir (special recording) · Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet (special recording)
2021
PianoBarış Büyükyıldırım · Gülsin Onay · İlyun Bürkev · Kisuk Kwon · Özgür Ünaldı · Pablo Galdo · Valerian Shiukashvili · Zoran İmsirovic
ViolinNaz İrem Türkmen
CelloHenri Demarquette
Ensembles · OrchestrasAncyra Ensemble · Nisan Ak (conductor) · El Ele Müzik Senfoni Orkestrası · Nil Venditti (conductor) · North Sea String Quartet · Nova Trio · Trio Likya
Jazz · World · StageElif Çağlar Caz Quartet · Hakan Başar Caz Trio · Meral Polat Caz Trio · Ori Jacobson Trio · Q-BRA (Kübra Uzun) & Mx. Sür (DJ) · Trio Reijseger Fraanje Sylla
2022
PianoAtakan Sarı · Danica Stojanova · Gülsin Onay · Hyun Sook Tekin · Juan Lago & Belén Navarro · Murray McLachlan & Kathryn Page · Serhan Bali · Tuna Bilgin · Türev Berki · Yener Gökbudak
ViolinAntal Zalai
CelloOphélie Gaillard
HarpAlara Acar
Ensembles · OrchestrasBilkent Senfoni Orkestrası · Işın Metin (conductor)
Jazz · World · StageBeethoven’ı Anlatmak (theatrical concert) · Bir Çekirgenin Rüyası (circus) · Love Jazz Quartet · Mehmet Ali Şimayli · NOUT · Şatonun Altında (theatre) · Uriel Herman · Yürüyen Merdiven & Tülay Günal · Zozo & Emin (DJ)
2023–2026 The Festival today
2023
PianoÉliane Reyes · Gökhan Aybulus · Gülsin Onay · Gábor Farkas · Olivier Gardon · Seonghyeon Leem · Zeynep Ülbegi
ViolinDaniil Margulis · Ezgi Su Apaydın · Viktor Abramyan
CelloChristian-Pierre La Marca · Jamal Aliyev
GuitarDerek Gripper
MarimbaElman Mecid
ClarinetAyşegül Kirmanoğlu
VoiceCaner Akgün · Dilruba Bilgi
Ensembles · OrchestrasAthenaeum String Quartet · Metropolis Piano Quartet · Rembrandt Trio
Jazz · World · Stage2+1: Sounds from the Bridge · Ballaké Sissoko · Batu Akyol · Deniz Taşar · Yasak Helva
2024
PianoAdriano Jordão · António Silva & Tiago Nunes · Caroline Sageman · Cem Esen · Gülsin Onay · Ilya Itin · İlyun Bürkev · Lorenzo Di Bella · Michael Bulychev-Okser · Olivier Moulin · Tuna Bilgin
ViolinElvin Hoxha · Erkin Onay · Kristóf Baráti · Miriam Davis
CelloPavel Gomziakov · Poyraz Baltacıgil
GuitarCenk Erdoğan · Erkan Oğur
Jazz · World · StageBabür ve Yeni Dünya Düzeni · Çağıl Kaya Sextet · Deniz Güngör · DJ Zozo · Mats Eilertsen Trio · Miron Rafajlović Quartet · Stefano Battaglia · Tamer Temel · Tineke Postma
2025
PianoAtakan Sarı · Congyu Wang · Gülsin Onay · István Székely · Jean-Philippe Collard · Katya Apekisheva
ViolinRebekka Hartmann
ViolaEscarteen Sisters (viola)
CelloEscarteen Sisters (cello)
Ensembles · OrchestrasMAV Cellists
Jazz · World · StageAdem Gülşen Trio · Deli Bakkal · Fungistanbul · İpek Göztepe Quartet · Lhodos Project · Ruda Krua · ÜÇ
2026
PianoAttila Szaniszló · Charles Owen · Craig Sheppard · Faruk Kalaycı · Fügen Yiğitgil · Gülsin Onay · Korkmaz Can Sağlam · Nicolas Bringuier · Teppei Kuroda · Vasco Dantas
ViolinErkin Onay · Esen Kıvrak · Gwendolyn Masin
CelloDenis Shapovalov
VoiceEkin Su Paker
Ensembles · OrchestrasSomogyi Quartet · Varyon Quartet
Jazz · World · StageDonavazi Project · Loek van den Berg Quintet · Mehmet Polat Quartet · Peradi Ensemble & Sista Sound · Umut Adan & Zebânis
(jury) = member of the jury of the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Piano Competition
The archive also lists every master who has taught at the Academy.Masters archive 2006–2026 →
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