The Chamber Music Week in Dobrich ended with a concert by a quartet from Turkey

The Dobrich Chamber Music Week 2024 closed today with a concert by the “Borusan” string quartet from Turkey. The concert program included works by Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn.

“Borusan” Quartet is composed of: Esen Kivrak – 1st violin, Nilay Sanchar – 2nd violin, Efdal Altun – viola, Nil Kokamangil – cello. It was founded in 2005 by maestro Gurer Aykal. As a result of their cooperation with the Maggini Foundation in Switzerland, they have been provided with the highest quality valuable instruments. Apart from the Süreyya Opera House in Kadıköy, Istanbul, the quartet enjoys great popularity in Turkey and abroad. They have participated in the most renowned music festivals and performed concerts on world stages such as: Zurich Tonhalle, Carnegie Hall (New York), Wiener Konzerthaus (Vienna), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Philharmonie de Paris (Paris), Konzerthaus (Berlin), Le Corum (Montpellier), Schloss Elmau (Germany), L’arsenal (Metz), G. Verdi Hall (Milan) and Musikverein (Vienna). In Turkey, they are regularly invited as soloists of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic, Bilkent Symphony, Orchestra’Sion, the Academic Orchestra of the capital and the state symphony orchestras of Samsun, Izmir, Istanbul, Bursa, Eskişehir and Antalya. They received the “Chamber Ensemble of the Year” award from the Turkish classical music magazine Andante in May 2010, and the same year they won the gold medal at the 2010 ICMEC International Chamber Music Competition, the final of which was held at Carnegie Weill, New York. They perform world premieres of works by contemporary Turkish composers: Ogucan Balce, Mahir Çetiz, Turgay Erdener, Özkan Manav, Alper Maral, Turgut Pögun, Meliha Doguduyal and Hasan Ucarsu, written for them. Their 2017 CD was named Chamber Recording of the Month by BBC Music Magazine. The ensemble performs actively all over the world and is a frequent guest in radio concerts on Borusan Klasik and on the screens of borusansanat.tv.