As AKOB, we are delighted to have successfully organized the 9th National Chamber Music Competition of Türkiye, the country’s only national chamber music competition, on May 23–24 with great interest, participation, and excitement.
This year, 30 ensembles and 112 competitors participated in the General Chamber Music Performance Category, while 2 ensembles and 7 competitors took part in the Young Turkish Composer Performance Category, bringing the total participation to 32 ensembles and 119 young musicians.
The results of the 9th AKOB National Chamber Music Competition were evaluated and announced by the jury members: composer Dr. Turgay Erdener, pianist Dr. Ayşe İris Şentürker, clarinet artist Associate Professor Ebru Mine Sonakın Çeliker, and cellist and conductor Münif Akalın.
GENERAL CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCE CATEGORY
First Prize: FUEGO QUARTET
Doğa Çavdaroğlu
Ay Şimal Uzunay
Abdüllatif Jalkhi
Irmak Bayram
Second Prize: TRIO CELESTIA
Meryem Ece Çağlar
Deniz Neva Ertürk
Doğa Ekinci
Third Prize: GIOCOSO OCTET
Nil İpek Şabi
Derin Bekem
Dide Naz Demirtaş
Ekin Erdil
Zeynep Aydoğan
Nefes Karahanoğulları
Sitare Bektaş
Murat İrfan Demirdöven
Third Prize: HACETTEPE BASS QUARTET
Atilla Doruk Tiryaki
Erdoğan Gür
Çağtay Han Yurt
Kemal Kaan Yaman
KEMAL RASTGELDİ HONORABLE MENTION AWARD: QUINTETT 1893
Suna Polat
Ay Şimal Uzunay
Çiğdem Ebinç
Ecem Kaya
Abdüllatif Jalkhi
We warmly congratulate all the young musicians who participated in the competition for their outstanding performances and artistic dedication, and we wish them continued success in their musical journeys.