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BIOGRAPHY

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Violinist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Ceren Türkmenoğlu studied at Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory and later at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig. She worked in the Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra and then the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra until she moved to the United States in 2017 to attain her master's degree in Boston, where she also performed in prominent orchestras, including the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.

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In Boston, Ceren collaborated with the Silk Road Ensemble, founded by Yo-Yo Ma. She participated in significant musical events such as the Arts First Festival at Harvard University and performed alongside members of the Silk Road Ensemble.

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Ceren received the project award from The Boston Foundation two years in a row for her project "Music from Where the Sun Rises", which examines Turkish Classical Music from a historical perspective. She performed at notable institutions such as Harvard University, MIT, Tufts University, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

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Another project by the artist, "Strings from Around the World", studies the traditional music of different cultures through the lens of their traditional string instruments. In 2018, she made a research trip to the Tuva Republic in Central Asia. She later presented her research at various ethnomusicology conferences.

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Currently, Ceren divides her time between teaching at Ankara Music and Fine Arts University, resuming her position at the Ankara Opera and Ballet Orchestra and pursuing her creative endeavors.

 

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MAJOR WORKS

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Her début album, "Mâi", released in July 2021, features her compositions and arrangements. In 2023, she presented four new compositions at the Klasik Keyifler Chamber Music Festival. Her ballet, "Köroğlu Balesi", premiered in Istanbul in February 2024.​​ In September 2024, her chamber music work "Solstice" premiered at the Weltivale Music Festival in Flensburg, Germany. 

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DISCOGRAPHY