MAV Cellists & Özcan Ulucan

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MÁV Cellists

Richárd Rózsa, Máté Tomasz, Rita Vadász, Krisztina Dávid, Marcell Vámos, Katalin Vámos, Zeynep Deniz Turfal, Gökçe Bahar Duyar, Özcan Ulucan (violin), Lara Akatay (violin), Nihat Mert Samanlıoğlu (violin)

Formed by the cellists of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, this ensemble first came together five years ago for an orchestra recording project. The collaboration was so successful that they decided to continue as a permanent group. Since then, they have performed widely in Hungary — at TEFESZT and Night of Museums in Budapest, in historic venues such as the castles of Bölcske and Bajna, and at the Tiszafüred Festival.

Their repertoire ranges from classical works to ragtime and film scores. With a full lineup of 12 musicians, they pay tribute to their inspiration, The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic.

This year marks the ensemble’s first international concert tour, and we are delighted to host them as part of the International Gümüşlük Music Festival. The group has also released its debut album, “DREAMING”, featuring a curated selection of gems from the cello repertoire.

They will be joined by guest soloist Özcan Ulucan, along with his students Lara Akatay and Nihat Mert Samanlıoğlu.

Özcan Ulucan

Özcan Ulucan is a Turkish violin and viola player born in Bulgaria, in a doctor’s family in which the arts were most praised. He has studied in Bulgaria, Turkey, UK and Germany with Zdravka and Vesselin Spirov, Greta Burova, Yfrah Neaman, Viktor Pikaizen, Joshua Epstein and Maxim Vengerov who called him “The most accomplished among my students, he is a true follower of my music philosophy on stage..” In the Music Academy Saar in Germany Ulucan also studied Chamber Music with Eduard Brunner, Barok Music with Mechthild Blaumer and Jazz Improvisation with Georg Ruby.

He has played with English Chamber Orchestra, Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra London in venues such as Royal Albert Hall London, Konzerthaus Berlin, Wels Festival, Ludwigsburg Festival, Budapest Spring Festival and Amsterdam Concertgebouw, at the latter together with Maxim Vengerov and Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich conducting the Amsterdam Sinfonietta.

Özcan Ulucan is a founding member of the New Music ensemble Hezarfen Ensemble and also the Ulucan Trio, with which he has released their first CD Album under QAGSAV Label.

The last CD Album of the artist, also with QAGSAV label, got out on the digital music platforms and on the market in October 2021, including sonatas by Mozart, Debussy and Richard Strauss, performed together with Ulucan’s pianist sister Birsen Ulucan.

The artist has also three CD Album recordings under Lila Music Label istanbul, and beside performing as soloist and chamber music player he is currently teaching Violin, Viola and Chamber Music at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory in istanbul.

Musicians about Özcan Ulucan:

”Born with a violin in his hands.” Viktor Pikaizen, Violinist

”An artist, musician and violinist of exceptional talent, combined with fine human qualities, allow me to predict a brilliant future for him.” Paris, 1991

Jean-Jacque Kantorow, Violinist

Website: www.ozcanulucan.com

CONCERT PROGRAM:

M. Panella: El gato montés

G. Goltermann: Serenade and Romance

Robert Schumann – Werner Gábor: Dreaming

D. Shostakovich – Werner Gábor: Waltz No. 2

E. Grieg – Günter Ribke: Ballad and Kobold

J. S. Bach — Uğraş Durmuş: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor BWV1043
— Largo ma non tanto

A.A. Saygun— Uğraş Durmuş: Op.33 Demet
— Horon

P. Casals: El Cant dels Ocells

— Interval —