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Biography

Name Surname: Beste Gurkey

Date of birth: 01.05.2003
Place of birth: Istanbul
Nationality: T.C.

Starting The Music: In 2009
Class: 11th Grade

2009 – 2018: Istanbul State University Conservatory 2009/2018 ( ISUC)

2017 – 2018: She continues her education in the content of Contemporary Education Foundation Of Turkey (CEV) and their “Young Talents Project”. By 2017 she has been supported by QNB Finansbank, the main sponsor to CEV Young Talents Project.

2018-2019: The Purcell School; 2018/2019 (England)
Specialized; Vibraphone&Marimba&Classical Percussion

2019-2020: She has been chosen as a scholar by the Wall Trust Foundation ( England ) and sponsored by them. She has been chosen as a scholar by the Auistin&Hope Foundation ( England ) and sponsored by them .

Foreign languages: Deutsch (beginner level)
English (advanced level)

Fest Participation:

  1. 10th International Turgutreis Classical Music Fest, Bodrum (01/08/ 2014)
  2. 4th International Istanbul Pera Music Fest, Istanbul (13/04/ 2014)
  3. 4th Young Skills Classical Music Fest, Burdur (19/03/ 2015)
  4. 5th International Istanbul Pera Music Fest, Istanbul (11/04/ 2015)
  5. 2nd International Italia Percussion Fest,Italy (12/07/ 2015)
  6. 2nd Universal Belgium Percussion Fest,Belgium (21-24/07/2015)
  7. 5th Young Skills Classical Music Fest,Burdur (05/05/2015)
  8. Perku en Herbe, Nancy, France (20/032016)
  9. 6th International Istanbul Pera Music Fest, Istanbul (15/04/ 2016)
  10. 7th International Italy Percussion Fest, Italy (13-15/05/2016)
  11. 4th International Marimba and Percussion Fest, Bulgaria (01-05/07/ 2016)
  12. Biltesfest International The World Culture Day Concert, Biltes Koleji, 04 june 2016-Istanbul
  13. 7th International Philadelphia Percussion Competition and Fest, Italy (13-15/05/2016)
  14. 14th International Italy Pas Percussion Days and Fest,Italy (13-20/09/2016)
  15. 7th International Istanbul Pera Music Fest, Istanbul (13/04/ 2017)
  16. 11. Paços’ Premium Music Competition and Fest, Portekiz 12 Temmuz 2017
  17. 2nd International Drumtime Percussion Competition and Fest, Rusya 19-23 March 2018,
  18. 1st International İstanbul Pera Percussion Competition and Fest İstanbul 7/8 April 2018
  19. 1st International İstanbul Percussion Competition and Fest, 2/3 November 2018
  20. Hatfield Hause Chamber Music Festival, ST.Etheldrea’s Church, Hatfield, England 28/09/2019

Education Programmes:

  1. IUSC- Patrice Legeay, Turkey (2010)
  2. Paris National Concervatory-Herve Trovel, France (2013)
  3. 9 Eylül State University Concervatory, Fhilippe Spiesser, Turkey (10/05/2013)
  4. IUSC -Takhayoshi Yoshioka,Reiko Shiohama, Jeannine Maddox, Turkey (20/12/2013)
  5. IUSC -Freank Denzinger, Turkey(14/04/2014)
  6. IUSC Miam-Arthur Lipner, Turkey (04/05/2014)
  7. IUSC -David Friedman, Turkey( 09/06/2014)
  8. Geneva Concervatory, Fabian Perrerau, Switzerland (25/10/2014)
  9. Santa Cecillia Concervatory, Ettore Fioravanti, Italy (01/02/2015)
  10. International Percussion Dialogues, Germany-Turkey Exchange- Germany (21-26/06/2015)
  11. 2nd International Italy Percussion Fest: Gert Mortansen, Simone Robino, Emmanuel Sejourne, Ruud Wiener, Italy (8-11/07/2015)
  12. 6th Uluslararası Belgium Percussion Fest: David Friedman-Ludwig Albert, Belgium(21-24/07/ 2015)
  13. Mısırlı Ahmet: Darbucca and Middle East Rythms, Turkey (09/10/2015)
  14. International Musikbegegnungsstätte Haus Marteau-Peter Sadlo, Germany (25-30/10/2015)
  15. 4th International Marimba and Percussion Fest: Anders Astrand , Jean-Baptiste Leclere, and Michael Burritt. Vassilena Serafimova and Re’mi De’langle, Bulgaria (1-5/07/ 2016)
  16. 14th International Italia Percussion Days: Dom Famularo-David Friedman, John H. Back, Andrew Pushkarev,
  17. Pei Ching Wu, Isao Nakamura, Murat Coşkun, Italy (13-20/09/2016)
  18. Giovanni Perin, Italian Culture Centre, Turkey(15/11/2016)
  19. Ted Plitzecker, ISUC, Turkey (20/10/2016)
  20. Mülldrum Company, Essen,13-19: November 2017: Germany
  21. Emmanuel Sejourne, Bursa Culturel Center, 21-10-2017: Turkey
  22. Emmanuel Sejourne, Katarzyna Mycka, St.Petersburg University Russia 20/21-03-2018
  23. David Friedman, 6-04-2018:Turkey
  24. N.J.Zivkoviç, Them Purcell School: England, 21-04-2018

Domestic and Abroad Concerts:
Turkey, Germany, France, Sweeden, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, Latvia, Portugal, England, Russia;
(110 concerts in total)

24 Prizes:

  1. 1st National Toca Percussion Competition‘’Xylophone’’ FIRST PRIZE Manyas (25/08/ 2012)
  2. Yamaha Percussion Competition ‘’Xylophone’’ FIRST PRIZE Istanbul (12/03/2013)
  3. 1st National Öke Percussion Competition ‘’Xylophone’’ FIRST PRIZE İstanbul ( 05/05/ 2014)
  4. 2nd International Italy Percussion Fest ‘’Vibraphone’’ FIRST PRIZE Montebello-Italy (11/07/2015)
  5. 2nd International Italy Percussion Fest ‘’Marimba’’ THIRD PRIZE Montebello-Italy (11/07/2015)
  6. 6th International Belgium Percussion Competition ‘’Marimba&Trampet’’ SECOND PRIZE Belgium ( 23/07/ 2015)
  7. 7th International Filadelfia Percussion Competition and Fest:‘’Vibraphone’’ FIRST PRIZE Italy (13-15/05/2016)
  8. 7th International Filadelfia Percussion Competition and Fest: ‘’Marimba’’ FIRST PRIZE Italy (13-15/05/2016)
  9. Is Sanat/ Shining Stars ‘’Meriç Soylu Prize‘’ THIRD PRIZE Istanbul ( 30/05/2016)
  10. 14th International Italy Percussion Competition and Fest: ‘’Vibraphone’’ FIRST PRIZE, Montessilvano-Italy (13-20/09/2016)
  11. 14th International Italy Percussion Competition and Fest:‘’Claudio Santangelo’’THE BEST PERFORMER PRIZE Montessilvano-Italy (13-20/09/ 2016)
  12. 9th International Filadelfia Percussion Competition and Fest: ‘’Timpani’’ FIRST PRIZE Italy (15-21/05/2017)
  13. 9th International Filadelfia Percussion Competition and Fest: ‘’Snare Drum’’ FIRST PRIZE Italy (15-21/05/2017)
  14. 3th International Young Music Fest: ‘’BIG PRİZE’’ Istanbul (28/05/2017)
  15. 3th International Young Music Fest: THE BEST TURKISH PERFORMER PRIZE, Istanbul (28/05/2017)
  16. Pacos’ Premium Music Competition and Fest: ‘’Percussion’’ FIRST PRIZE Portugal (12 Temmuz 2017)
  17. 2nd International Drumtime Percussion Competition and Fest:‘ ‘’Marimba’’ SECOND PRIZE Russia (19-23 March 2018)
  18. 2nd International Drumtime Percussion Competition and Fest:‘ ‘’Vibraphone’’THIRD PRIZE Russia
    (19-23 March 2018)
  19. 1st International İstanbul Pera Percussion Competition and Fest:’’Percussion’’ FIRST PRIZE Istanbul
    (7/8 April 2018)
  20. 1st International İstanbul Percussion Competition and Fest: ‘’Vibraphone’’ FIRST PRIZE Istanbul
    (2/3 November 2018)
  21. 1st International İstanbul Percussion Competition and Fest: ‘’Marimba’’ FIRST PRIZE Istanbul
    (2/3 November 2018)
  22. 1st International İstanbul Percussion Competition and Fest: ‘’Snare Drum’’ FIRST PRIZE Istanbul (
    2/3 November 2018)
  23. Auistin&Hope Foundation. HONOR AWARD England

Orchestra Performance:

Orchestral Accompaniment Soloist Concerts; She has entitled to her first soloist concert with an orchestra achiving the success in audition of The Young Soloists arranged by İzmir State Symphony Orchestra in April, 2014

  1. Doğuş Child Symphony Orchestra
  2. İzmir State Symphony Orchestra
  3. Istanbul State University Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
  4. Presidential Symphony Mixed Orchestra
  5. Küçükçekmece Municipality Music Academy Percussion Orchestra
  6. Engin Gürkey Percussion Orchestra
  7. Karşıyaka Chamber Orchestra
  8. Bakırköy Municipality Chamber Orchestra
  9. Arion Chamber Orchestra
  10. Trakya Academy Chamber Orchestra
  11. Academy Chamber Orchestra
  12. Müll Drum Company Germany
  13. Avrasya Philharmonic Orchestra
  14. The Purcell Symphony Orchestra- England
  15. Ealing Youth Orchestra- England

Areas of interest: Photography, Art, Cinema, Horse riding, Computer
References: Will be given if requested

Communication:

www.bestegurkey.com
www.youtube.com/bestegurkey
www.facebook.com/bestegurkey

Art Director: Engin Gürkey: info@engingurkey.com

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