Taner Akyol
Appearance
Taner Akyol (Bursa, 1977) is a Turkish saz (musical instrument) or bağlama player and classical composer.
Biography
He studied in Germany at the Brandenburgischen Colloquium für Neue Musik and the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler". In 2003 he founded the Taner Akyol Trio with Anthonis Anissegos and David Kuckhermann.[1]
Recordings
As composer and performer
- 2001, Musica Vitale - one track by Akyol, as prizewinner in 1998
- 2003, Traveller - Taner Akyol Trio
- 2006, Global Ear, 4 modern composers - Ganesh Anandan, Indian percussionist based in Canada. Jamilia Jazylbekova (b. 1971), Kazakhstan. Tanyer Akyol, Turkey, de:Volker Blumenthaler (b. 1951), Germany.
- 2007, Tanyer Akyol “Birds Of Passage“
- 2011, "Maria Farantouri Sings Taner Akyol" . Maria Farantouri sings in Greek translation poems of the persecution suffered by the Kurdish people.
- 2012, "Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves": children’s opera at the Komische Oper, Berlin.[2] Libretto by actor tr:Çetin İpekkaya (b. 1937).
As performer only
- 2002, Peri, project
- 2006, de:Claudio Puntin - performer (baglama) Rot Ist Mein Name (Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, 2005)
References
- ^ Neue Zeitschrift für Musik 1998 "Auch Taner Akyol (geb. 1977), der jüngste gegenwärtig in Berlin bekannte Komponist, begann als saz-Spieler und versucht anatolische Musik mit « universellen Elementen» zu verbinden. Akyol kam erst vor zwei Jahren nach Berlin , ..."
- ^ Komische Oper, Berlin
External links
Taner Akyol's personal site: [1]