Biography
Bilkent Classical Guitar Trio was formed within the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts in Bilkent University.
The Trio has given series of 'Classical Guitar' concerts in many regions of Turkey including the South-East for the first time, and received critical acclaim. In many important cultural centers abroad suh as France, Poland, Rumania, Cyprus, Georgia and Germany, they have held concerts and the mass media spared great coverage to the Trio.
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Bilkent Classical Guitar Trio gave innumerable concerts both in Turkey and abroad participated in well known festivals, some of which are the 12th and 13th International Istanbul Guitar Festival, 1st Bilkent International Anatolian Music Festival, 1997 Yapi Kredi Serial Concerts, 1996 Belfort Music Festival in France.The Trio also gave concerts with the Bilkent, Istanbul and Izmir Symphony Orchestras.
The Trio added to their repertoire and performed the premieres of the pieces composed by Bujor Hoinic, Nejat Basegmezler, Aydin Karlibel, Munir Nurettin Bekan, Janutz Sprot, Hacibaba Aliyev. They all Dedicated their particular works to the Trio. The rest of repertoire of the group consist of the Trio's own transcriptions.
A composition by Bujor Hoinic, which is dedicated to the Trio as well, is in the form of Concerto Grosso, and its world premiere was made by the group accompained by the Bilkent Academic Orchestra in February, 1997.
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