Naz Irem Turkmen - Violin

Naz Irem Turkmen, started her violin education at Istanbul State Conservatuary with Aslı

Erdal. Currently she pursues her violin studies with Prof. Sonja Korkeala at Hochschule für

Musik und Theater München.

She is a part of “Young Musicians on World Stages“ system initiated and carried out by Güher

& Süher Pekinel. She has attended the masterclasses of great pedagogues such as Prof. Dora Schwarzberg, Kirill Troussov, Itzhak Rashovsky, Nora Chastain and Ellen Jewett. She studied with Dania Kainova, Muhammedjan Turdiev and Ceyda Uzgören.

She has won several first prizes at International Violin competitions inluding “Grand Prize” &

“Special Prize for Exceptional Artists Personality” at Odessa International Violin Competition

at 2018 Ukraine, first prize at 12th Grumiaux International Competition for Young Violinists”

at 2019 Belgium.

She continues her concerts in Turkey with the most important Orchestras such as İzmir State

Symphony Orchestra, Cemal Reşit Rey Orchestra, Eskişehir State Symphony Orchestra,

İstanbul State Ballet and Opera,El Ele Music Symphony Orkestra, Turkish Stars Symphony

Orkestra and Borusan Philharmonic Orchestra in distinguished Concert Halls, parallel to her

education.

She is a tutor at https://www.caretoshare.info/musictutors foundation. She speaks fluently

German, English, Turkish and basic French.