Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra
Eray İnal(Turkey)
ChloëHanslipviolin(UK)
Valletta
Mediterranean Conference Centre
Eray İnal
In November of the same year, he won the exam held by the Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra (ÇDSO) and started his duty. Between 2011-2018, he worked as a lecturer at Çukurova University State Conservatory. In 2012, he became the Director of ÇDSO Polyphonic Children's Choir. With the exam held in June 2016, he became the assistant chief of the bassoon group.
In February 2013 and January 2018, she gave concerts with ÇDSO. In February 2013, he was 3rd in the National Composition Contest organized by “Sevda Cenap And Music Foundation”, where the 1st was not selected, with his work "Anatolian Rhapsody". In 2015, he composed the "Mesnevi Qanooun Concerto", which is the second law concerto written since 1951. In May 2016, he won the 1st place in the 6th Composition Contest of the 15th Mersin International Music Festival with his work called “Hadrianapolis”.
He prepared symphonic projects of many famous artists. He prepared projects with the names of "Folk Songs with Symphony" and "Our Music with Symphony" for polyphonic songs and works of art music that are our heritage.
He attended workshops and masterclasses of many conductors. In September 2019, he won the Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory Composition and Orchestra Conducting Master's Exam. He continues his education as an orchestra conductor with Prof.Rengim Gökmen.
Eray İnal, who was appointed as the assistant conductor of the ÇDSO Orchestra in October 2020, continues to work as a composer and orchestra conductor.
ChloëHanslip
Violin
Chloë has an extensive discography and her latest releases include the complete Beethoven Violin Sonatas in three volumes on Rubicon Classics with regular duo partner, Danny Driver: “instantly engaging, thanks to the warmth and clarity of Hanslip’s playing and the obvious rapport between the musicians.” (Strad). Her other
recordings include concertos by John Adams with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Slatkin and Bruch Concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra on Warner Classics for which she won a Classical BRIT 'Young British Classical Performer' (2003). Recital discs followed on Hyperion (York Bowen, Medtner) and concertos by Vieuxtemps, Schoeck and Glazunov.
Hanslip’s wide-ranging repertoire spans concertos by Britten, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Brahms, Korngold, Shostakovich, Barber, Bernstein, Delius, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Elgar, Tchaikovsky, Walton and Sibelius. With a particular passion for contemporary repertoire, she has championed works by Adams, Glass, Corigliano, Nyman, Huw Watkins, Michael Berkeley, Peter Maxwell Davies and Brett Dean. A committed chamber musician, she is a regular participant at festivals across Europe including Båstad, West Cork, Prussia Cove and Kutna Hora with recital partners including Angela Hewitt, Danny Driver, Igor Tchetuev and Charles Owen. Alongside her performing career, Chloë is a Visiting Professor at The Royal Academy of Music, in London and an Ambassador for the charity Future Talent.
Highlights of the 2021-22 season include concerto performances with the Philhamonia and Hallé Orchestras, the Russian Philharmonic of Novosibirsk and the Baltimore, Singapore and Aalborg Symphony Orchestras. She will be Artist in Residence at the Lammermuir Festival and perform at the Wigmore Hall alongside regular duo partner Danny Driver.
Chloë studied for ten years with the Russian pedagogue Zakhar Bron and has also worked with Christian Tetzlaff, Robert Masters, Ida Haendel, Salvatore Accardo, and Gerhard Schulz. She plays a Nicolo Amati violin kindly loaned to her through the Beare’s International Violin Society by a generous sponsor.
Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra
After that, orchestra expanded its musician staff through examinations which were conducted in the following years. Moreover, it still sustains its concerts with the assistance of the guest musicians from other Symphony Orchestras, Opera and Ballet Orchestras and State Orchestras also with the contribution of Cukurova Philharmonic Association. In addition to this kind of works, Willy Claes who is Secretary General of NATO and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium conducted the Orchestra in the first part of a special concert. With the assistance of Adana 6th Corps Command, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture was vocalized in Open Air Theater of Cukurova University accompanied by real cannon shots.
Cukurova State Symphony Orchestra has had lots of domestic and foreign tours since its foundation. Some of these destinations are Tarsus, İskenderun, Diyarbakır, Malatya, Trabzon, Mersin, Gaziantep, Antalya, Ancient Theatre of Aspendos, Ankara, istanbul, Cyprus, Syria, Germany and Japan. During Japan tour, Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto and 5th Symphony was recorded in CD.
It carefully organizes its concert schedule every season and carries out its works in order to promote polyphonic universal music to Adana public. Moreover; many music pieces are vocalized for the first time in Turkey and in the world.
Between 2000 and 2006, it organized concerts regularly to the domestic and foreign tourists in May and September in Antalya Aspendos Open Air Theater. It also still organizes such special concerts as "Memorial of Hacı Sabancı" concert for Adana audience.
Cukurova State Symphony Orchestra carries out its concerts under the light of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's idea of "CULTURE IS THE BASIS OF REPUBLIC OF TURKEY" in order to be in His running.