Wednesday, September 24  
County Palace, 6:00 p.m.

Tutu Aydnioglu, harpsichord
Bahar Büyükgönenç, violin

Programme: A. Soler, A. Corelli, A. Vivaldi, G. P. Telemann, J.Ph. Rameau, G. Tartini

Bahar Büyükgönenç was born in Istanbul and began studying the violin at the age of eleven at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory. She completed her undergraduate and doctoral studies at the Istanbul University State Conservatory under the guidance of Venyamin Varşavski. In 1997, she joined the Cemal Reşit Rey Symphony Orchestra, where she served as concertmaster between 2002 and 2005. In 1999, she won a prize at the Istanbul Music Festival, and in 2003 she successfully auditioned for the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra. Since 2007, she has performed with the Aşkın Ensemble, initially as a second violinist and later as concertmaster. She has been actively involved in music education through the CAKA (Cihat Aşkın and Little Friends) project, and since 2012 she has directed the CAKA branch in Küçükçekmece. From 2007 to 2018, she taught at the Turkish Music State Conservatory of Istanbul Technical University. Since the 2014–2015 season, she has served as concertmaster of the Cemal Reşit Rey Jazz Orchestra, with which she regularly performs. She has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician across Turkey and abroad, and has given numerous recitals, concerts, and masterclasses—including in Italy as part of the CAKA Summer School. In addition to her performing career, she has participated in academic projects, published scholarly articles, and served on organizing committees for educational workshops. Since 2018, she has been a faculty member at the Maltepe University Conservatory, where she was appointed full professor in January 2025. In 2020, she began work on her first solo album, focusing on internationally recognized violin methods. Since 2023, she has been performing with the Istanbul Academic Trio.

Tutu Aydınoğlu is a pianist and educator at the Istanbul University State Conservatory. She is known for her distinctive interpretations, artistic curiosity, and dedication to promoting both new and forgotten repertoire. She has premiered numerous works in Turkey, including Respighi’s Concerto in the Mixolydian Mode, and revived Piano Concerto No. 1 by Ekrem Zeki Ün after fifty years, performing it with the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra. As artistic director, she led major projects such as Traces of the Ottoman Empire in Western Music and One Nation, Two States, performing as soloist with the Cemal Reşit Rey Symphony Orchestra. She regularly collaborates with Azerbaijani composer Pike Akhundova and has given world premieres of her works in Istanbul and Baku. Aydınoğlu has appeared at festivals and concert series across Europe, including Bitola Music Fest, Chopinfest Kosovo, Skupi Kamerfest, Skopje Summer Festival, Bellapais International Festival, Varaždin Baroque Evenings, and concerts in Zagreb, Lepoglava, and Belgrade to mark the centenary of the Republic of Turky. In addition to performing with international pianists such as Caroline Fischer (Germany) and Aldo Ragone (Italy), she actively shares her knowledge through masterclasses in Italy, Albania, and North Macedonia. In 2023, she founded the Heritage Ensemble, performing both as soloist and conductor in works by C. P. E. Bach.