Guests of the International Gumusluk Classical Music Festival
2004 – 2019
Piano
Aldo Ragone (Italy) 2013
Aleksander Madzar (Serbia) 2009
Anika Vavic (Serbia) 2015
Ayşedeniz Gökçin (Turkey) 2015
Basar Can Kıvrak (Turkey) 2005
Berrak Dyer (Turkey) 2005
Cem Babacan (Turkey) 2014
Christopher Stokes (England) 2007, 2008
Cyprien Katsaris (Cyprus) 2018
Daniel Gortler (Israel) 2008
David Dolan (England) 2006
Deniz Akalın (Turkey) 2019
Deniz Gelenbe (Turkey) 2006
Edna Golandsky (USA)(GFA masterclass) 2013
Egberto Gismonti (Brazil) 2017
Emre Elivar (Turkey) 2009, 2019
Emre Şen (Turkey) 2016
Emre Yavuz (Turkey) 2016
Erdem Mısırlıoğlu (Turkey) 2014
Eren Levendoğlu (Turkey) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2009, 2010, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017 (2012, 2013 AAS jury),
Eser Öktem (TRNC) 2019
Fazil Say (Turkey) (GFA masterclass) 2013
Francesco Libetta (Italy) 2007, 2019
Gülsin Onay (Turkey) Every year from 2004 to 2019 (2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 AAS jury)
Hande Dalkilic (Turkey) 2004
Hua Hsuan Lee (Taiwan) 2019
Hüseyin Sermet (Turkey) 2004
Ilya Itin (Russia) 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017 (2017 AAS jury)
Ilya Kondratiev (Russia) 2016
Idil Biret (Turkey) 2004
İbrahim Yazıcı (Turkey) 2010, 2011, (2012, 2013 AAS jury)
Jackie Jaekyung Yoo (South Korea) 2011
Jean-Bernard Pommier (France) 2010, 2013, 2014
Jonathan Plowright (UK) 2012
Jonathon Aner (Israel) 2005
Julian Gorus (Bulgaria) 2011, (2012 AAS jury)
Karst de Jong (Netherlands) 2012, (2012 AAS jury)
Kemal Gekiç (Croatia) 2007, 2008, 2014
Konrad Richter (Germany) 2018
Konstanze Eickhorst (Germany) 2019
Lilya Zilberstein (Russia) 2012, (2012 AAS jury)
Makoto Ueno (Japan) 2010
Martin Roscoe (England) 2015
Mauricio Vallina (Cuba) 2013 (2013 AAS jury), 2017 (2017 AAS jury)
Mirella Gardelli (France) 2014
Misha Dacic (Serbia) 2009, 2011, (2013 AAS jury), 2015
Muza Rubackyte (Lithuania) 2012
Önder Cebeci (Turkey) 2009
Ozgur Unaldi (Turkey) 2008, 2009
Paola Girardi (Italy) – Accompanist – 2017
Peter Katin (UK) 2011
Phillip Moll (USA) 2015, 2016 (GFA-accompanist)
Pierre Réach (France) 2013
Romano Pallottini (Italy) 2017 (2017 AAS jury)
Shaun Choo (Singapore) 2018
Stephane Blet (France) 2016
Stephen Gutman (UK) 2004, 2008
Tolga Atalay Ün (Turkey) 2019
Toros Can (Turkey) (2012 AAS jury)
Valentin Surif (Argentina) 2010
Vyacheslav Gryaznov – (Russia) 2015, (2015 AAS jury)
Yury Martinov (Russia) 2013, (2013 AAS jury)
(61)
Violin
Alexander Markov (USA) 2018
Ayla Erduran (Turkey) 2016
Cihat Aşkın (Turkey) 2009, 2014
Erkin Onay (Turkey) 2010, 2013, (2018 masterclass)
Gilles Apap (France) 2015, 2017
Hakan Şensoy (Turkey) 2008
Michael Bochmann (England) 2006
Nana Jashvili (Georgia) 2006
Olga Martinova (Russia) 2014
Tuncay Yilmaz (Turkey) 2019
Valery Oistrakh (Russia) 2007
(11)
Viola
Guy Ben Ziony (Israel) 2007
Ruşen Güneş (Turkey) 2008
(2)
Cello
Alexander Baillie (Scotland) 2009, 2011
Benyamin Sonmez (Turkey) 2010
Efe Baltacıgil (Turkey) 2005
Dilbag Tokay (Turkey) 2017 (2018 masterclass)
Dorukhan Doruk (Turkey) 2014
Frank Wakelkamp (Netherlands) 2011
Jeroen Den Herder (Netherlands) 2019
Jonathan Bloxham (England) 2014
Mehmet Sami Öztop (Turkey) 2006
Tobias Künhe (Germany) 2005
Ümit İşgörür (Turkey) 2010, 2011
Wolfgang Boettcher (Germany) 2010
(12)
Double Bass
Cemre Burhan Çetin (Turkey) 2016, (performed with Saygun Quartet)
Fora Baltacıgil (Turkey) 2018, 2019 masterclass
(2)
Arp
Şirin Pancaroğlu (Turkey) 2009
Çağatay Akyol (Turkey) 2016
(2)
Guitar
Aysegul Koca (Turkey) 2016
Begül Erhan (Turkey) 2019
Carlo Domeniconi (Italy) 2013
Cenk Erdoğan (Turkey) 2016
Derek Gripper (South Africa) 2013, 2016, 2017
David Pavlovitz (Hungary) 2009
Egberto Gismonti (Brazil) 2017
Erdem Sökmen (Turkey) 2017
Erkan Oğur (Turkey) 2016
Hasan Meten (Turkey) 2017
Marek Pasieczny (Poland) 2016
(11)
Flute
Bülent Evcil (Turkey) 2015, 2016, 2017, (2018 masterclass)
Gülşen Tatu (Turkey) 2008, 2009, 2010(GMA), 2011
Raffaele Trevisani (Italy) 2017, (2018 masterclass)
Shirley Brill (Israel) 2005
Yossi Arnheim (Israel) 2016
(5)
Oboe
Céline Moinet (France) 2014
(1)
Bassoon
Rui Lopez (Portugal) 2014
(1)
Bandaneon
Hector Del Curto (Argentina) 2009
(1)
Accordion
Harri Kuusijarvi (Finland) 2012
Myriam Lafargue (France) 2017
(2)
Soprano
Burcu Uyar (Turkey) 2011
Christine Wolff (Germany) 2010, 2011
Çimen Seymen (Turkey) 2014
(3)
Duo
Escarteen Sisters (Spain) 2019
(1)
Trio
Ege Trio (Turkey) 2007, 2008
Fidelio Trio (Ireland) 2019
Gumusluk Trio (Turkey) 2014
Trio Klavis (Austria) 2015
Trio Milhaud (France) 2014
(5)
Quartet
Alma String Quartet (Germany) 2007
Endellion Quartet (UK) 2013
Escher Quartet (USA) 2011
Kronos Quartet (USA) 2015, 2015(2nd concert)
Saygun Quartet (Turkey) 2016
(5)
Quintet
BEGOA Ensemble (Turkey) 2017
(1)
Chef
Erol Erdinç (Turkey) 2006
Hakan Erakgün (Turkey) 2016
Hakan Şensoy (Turkey) 2015
Işın Metin (Turkey) 2007, 2010, 2012
Ibrahim Yazici (Turkey) 2011
Lior Shambadal (Israel) 2019
Nail Yavuzoglu (Turkey) 2016
Peter Ash (England) 2010
Rengim Gökmen (Turkey) 2015
(9)
Orchestra
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra – Conductor Işın Metin (Turkey) 2010, 2012
Bodrum Chamber Orchestra – Conductor Lior Schambadal (Turkey) 2019
Izmir State Symphony Orchestra – Conductor İbrahim Yazıcı (Turkey) 2011
KODA – Conductor Rengim Gökmen (Turkey) 2015, Conductor Hakan Şensoy (Turkey) 2015 (two different conductors, two different concerts in the same year)
London Schools Symphony Orchestra – Conductor Peter Ash (England) 2010
Muğla Metropolitan Municipality City Orchestra – Conductor Nail Yavuzoğlu (Turkey) 2016
Orchestra Akademik Baskent – Conductor Erol Erdinç (Turkey) 2006
World Youth Orchestra – Conductor Işın Metin (UNICEF) (Italy) 2007
(8)
Modern Dance/Ballet
Bremerhaven Stadttheater Ballet (Germany) 2012
Zeynep Tanbay Dance Project (Turkey) 2010, 2011
(2)
Jazz
Alp Ersönmez – Erik Truffaz (France) – 2017
Ayşe Gencer, (with Imer Demirer) (Turkey) 2012
Berke Özgümüş (Turkey) 2019 (Gumusluk Jazz Camp Concert)(Drums),
Blessing “Bled” Chimanga & Dreams Band (Zimbabwe) 2018
Boğaziçi Jazz Choir (Turkey) 2013
Burhan Öcal (Turkey) 2010, 2011
Can Çankaya (Turkey) 2019 (Gumusluk Jazz Camp Concert)(Piano)
Ece Göksu (Turkey) 2019 (Gumusluk Jazz Camp Concert) vocal
Ege Trio (Turkey) 2007, 2008
Emin Fındıkoğlu Quartet (Turkey) 2011, 2017
Emin Fındıkoğlu + 12 Big band (Turkey) 2016
Engin Recepoğulları (Turkey) 2019 (Gumusluk Jazz Camp Concert)(Saxophone)
Erkan Oğur (Turkey) 2009 (with Telvin), 2019 (Gumusluk Jazz Camp Concert)(Guitar)
Erol Erdinç (Turkey) 2012
Eylül Biçer (Turkey) 2019 (Gumusluk Jazz Camp Concert)(Guitar)
İlhan Erşahin Istanbul Sessions (Turkey) 2011, 2012, 2013
Imer Demirer (Turkey) 2012, 2019 (Gumusluk Jazz Camp Concert) Trumpet
Kağan Yıldız (Turkey) 2019 (Gumusluk Jazz Camp Concert)(Double Bass)
Kristin Asbjørnsen and Olav Torget (Norway) 2016
Mathias Eick Quintet (Norway) 2019
Muğla Metropolitan Municipality Jazz Orchestra – Conductor Hakan Erakgün (Turkey) 2016
Neşet Ruacan (Turkey) 2019 (Gumusluk Jazz Camp Concert)(Guitar)
Nils Petter Molvær (Norway) 2016
Oran Etkin & Timbalooloo (Turkey) 2018 – “Reimagining Benny Goodman Project” (Turkey) 2018 (took part in two different projects)
Ricky Ford, (USA) 2019 (Gümüşlük Jazz Camp (Tenor Saxophone)
Sarp Maden (Turkey) 2012 Guitar
Sibel Köse Group (Turkey) 2012, 2019 (Gümüşlük Jazz Camp Concert) vocal
Simin Tander (Germany) 2016
Telvin (Turkey) 2009
Tolga Bilgin Quartet (Turkey) 2016
Tord Gustavsen Trio (Norway) 2017
TOTAL 175 artists/groups/orchestras/ballets.
Between 2004 and 2019, 175 different artists/groups/orchestras/ballets from 33 countries participated in the festival and the distribution according to the countries is as follows:
* Turkey: 21 pianists, 5 violinists, 1 violist, 6 cellists, 2 double bassists, 6 guitarists, 2 flutists, 2 harpists, 2 sopranos, 2 trios, 1 quartet, 1 quintet, 6 orchestras, 7 conductors, 1 modern dance/ballet, 23 jazz musicians/groups= 88 artists/groups/orchestra/ballet
* England: 6 pianists, 1 violinist, 1 cellist, 1 quartet, 1 orchestra, 1 conductor= 11 artists/group/orchestra
* France: 4 pianists, 1 violinist, 1 oboist, 1 accordionist, 1 trio, 1 jazz player (trumpet) = 9 artists/group
*Germany: 2 pianists, 2 cellists, 1 soprano, 1 quartet, 1 ballet, 1 jazz player= 8 artists/group/ballet
*Italy: 4 pianists, 1 guitarist, 1 flutist, 1 orchestra = 7 artists/orchestra
*Russia: 5 pianists, 2 violinists= 7 artists
*Israel: 2 pianists, 1 violist, 2 flutists, 1 conductor= 6 artists
*USA: 2 pianists, 2 quartets, 1 violinist, 1 jazz player= 6 artists/group
*Norway: 4 jazz ensembles (1 quintet, 1 quartet, 1 trio, 1 duo)= 4 groups
*Netherlands: 1 pianist, 2 cellists = 3 artists
*Serbia: 3 pianists = 3 artists
*Argentina: 1 pianist, 1 bandaneon player = 2 artists
*Austria: 1 trio = 1 group
*Brazil: 1 pianist/guitarist = 1 artist
*Bulgaria: 1 pianist = 1 artist
*Finland: 1 accordion player = 1 artist
*South Africa: 1 guitarist = 1 artist
*South Korea: 1 pianist = 1 artist
*Georgia: 1 violinist = 1 artist
*Croatia: 1 pianist = 1 artist
*Ireland: 1 trio= 1 group
*Scotland: 1 cellist = 1 artist
*Spain:1 duo= 1 group
*Japan: 1 pianist = 1 artist
*Cyprus: 1 pianist = 1 artist
*Cuba: 1 pianist = 1 artist
*Lithuania: 1 pianist = 1 artist
*Hungary: 1 guitarist = 1 artist
*Poland: 1 guitarist = 1 artist
*Portugal: 1 bassoonist = 1 artist
*Singapore: 1 pianist = 1 artist
*Taiwan: 1 pianist = 1 artist
*Zimbabwe: 1 Jazz band= 1 band
Turkey: 88
UK: 11
France: 9
Germany: 8
Italy: 7
Russia: 7
Israel: 6
USA: 6
Norway: 4
Netherlands: 3
Serbia: 3
Argentina: 2
Austria: 1
Brazil: 1
Bulgaria: 1
Finland: 1
South Africa 1
South Korea 1
Georgia: 1
Croatia 1
Ireland:1
Scotland: 1
Spain: 1
Japan: 1
Cyprus: 1
Cuba: 1
Lithuania 1
Hungary: 1
Poland: 1
Portugal: 1
Singapore: 1
Taiwan 1
Zimbabwe 1
33 countries, 175 artists/groups/orchestras/ballets
Number of concerts in the festival by years
2004…..5 concert
2005…..5 concert
2006…..6 concert 3 masterclass concert
2007…..8 concert 3 masterclass concert
2008…..8 concert 3 masterclass concert
2009…12 concerts 5 masterclass concerts
2010…10 concerts 4 masterclass concerts
2011…15 concerts 6 masterclass concerts
2012…13 concerts 3 masterclass concerts, 2 competition concerts
2013…..8 concerts 3 masterclass concerts, 2 competition concerts
2014…10 concerts 3 masterclass concerts
2015…12 concerts 4 masterclass concerts, 1 competition concert
2016…24 concerts 5 masterclass concerts
2017…15 concerts 5 masterclass concerts, 1 competition concert
2018…..8 concert 5 masterclass concert
2019…13 concerts4 masterclass concerts
172 concerts + 56 masterclasses and 6 competition concerts =234 concerts
Note: The number of concerts in the festival is different from the number of artists/groups/orchestras/ballets participating in the festival. Because some artists/groups/orchestras/ballets participated in the festival more than once.
Annex. In the 2010-2011 winter season, 14 concerts were held during the Classical and Jazz Days organised independently of the festival. These concerts are not included in the above statistics.