Zeynep Ucbasaran, recent and upcoming activities

Zeynep Ucbasaran, concert pianist
Santa Barbara, California


DECEMBER 6, 2014 Piano Recital "Liszt in Istanbul," dedicated to Carnzu Clark, long time friend and supporter of music and arts in Santa Barbara, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, 2:00 pm. I Puritani- Introduction et Polonaise de l'opera de Bellini Magyar Dalok 1 Lento 2 Andantino 3 Sehr langsam Reminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor de Donizetti, I. Andante Final Erlkonig, Piano transcription after Schubert's D. 328 Chopin Mazurka Reminiscences de Norma de Bellini OCTOBER 29, 2014 Violin and Piano recital with violinist Cihat Aşkın, Warsaw Old Town Palace, Warsaw, Poland. N. C. ANDEL Turkish Tango ANONYMOUS 2 Turkish folk songs H. GÓRECKI Little Fantasia for Violin and Piano, Op. 73 F. LISZT Reminiscences de Lucia de Lammermoor de Donizetti (Zeynep Ucbasaran, piano) A. A. SAYGUN From "Demet" Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 33 OCTOBER 26, 2014 Violin and Piano recital with violinist Cihat Aşkın, Poznan, Poland. N. C. ANDEL Turkish Tango ANONYMOUS 2 Turkish folk songs H. GÓRECKI Little Fantasia for Violin and Piano, Op. 73 F. LISZT Reminiscences de Lucia de Lammermoor de Donizetti (Zeynep Ucbasaran, piano) A. A. SAYGUN From "Demet" Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 33 OCTOBER 24, 2014 Violin and Piano recital with violinist Cihat Aşkın, Bratislava, Slovakia. N. C. ANDEL Turkish Tango ANONYMOUS 2 Turkish folk songs W. A. MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat Major, K. 481 A. A. SAYGUN From "Demet" Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 33 F. LISZT Reminiscences de Lucia de Lammermoor de Donizetti (Zeynep Ucbasaran, piano) E. SUCHOŇ Sonatina for Violin and Piano, Op. 11 MAY 22, 2014 Violin and Piano recital with violinist Cihat Aşkın, I Concerti Di Primavera 2014 Sassari, Sardinia, Italy. N. C. ANDEL Tango ANONYMOUS 2 Turkish folk songs W. A. MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, K. 526 C. CARNEYRO Bruma-Improviso sobre uma cantiga do povo-A roda dos degredados A. DVORAK Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 100 MAY 20, 2014 Piano Recital "Liszt in Istanbul", Hekimbasi Salih Efendi Mansion, Istanbul, Turkey. I Puritani- Introduction et Polonaise de l'opera de Bellini Magyar Dalok Reminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor de Donizetti, I. Andante Final Erlkonig, Song by Schubert Chopin Mazurka Grande Paraphrase de la Marche de Giuseppe Donizetti composee pour Sa Majeste Sultan Abdul-Medjid Khan Reminiscences de Norma de Bellini FEBRUARY 27, 2014 Violin and Piano recital "Melodies From The East To The West Of Europe" with violinist Cihat Aşkın, Palacio Poz, Lisbon, Portugal. N. C. ANDEL Tango ANONYMOUS 2 Turkish folk songs W. A. MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, K. 526 C. CARNEYRO Bruma-Improviso sobre uma cantiga do povo-A roda dos degredados A. DVORAK Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 100 JANUARY 31, 2014 Zeynep Ucbasaran with Camerata Symrna Woodwind Quintet (Mehmet Can Aglaç flute, Rong-Huey Liu oboe, Yonca Alpay clarinet, Teag Reaves horn, Tolga Alpay bassoon), 33rd Annual Schoolhouse Music Evenings, St. Mark's-In-The-Valley Episcopal Church, Los Olivos, 7:30 pm. I. ALBENIZ Suite Espagnole L. THUILLE Piano Sextet in B flat major, Op. 6 A. A. SAYGUN Woodwind Quintet Op. 46 F. POULENC Piano Sextet DECEMBER 23, 2013 Zeynep Ucbasaran with Camerata Symrna Woodwind Quintet (Mehmet Can Aglaç flute, Dario Golcic oboe, Yonca Alpay clarinet, Bánk Harkay horn, Tolga Alpay bassoon), Süreyya Opera House, Istanbul, Turkey. I. ALBENIZ Suite Espagnole L. THUILLE Piano Sextet in B flat major, Op. 6 A. A. SAYGUN Woodwind Quintet Op. 46 F. POULENC Piano Sextet DECEMBER 2 & 3, 2013 Recording of Complete Mozart Piano Variations Project, Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara. Session I: 6 Variations in G major on "Mio caro Adone" from the opera "La fiera di Venezia" by Antonio Salieri, K. 180 12 Variations in C major on a Menuet by Johann Christian Fischer, K. 179 10 Variations in G major on the aria "Unser dummer Pöbel meint" from "La rencontre imprévue" by Christoph Willibald Gluck, K. 455 8 Variations in F major on the song "Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding" from the Singspiel "Der dumme Gartner" by Benedikt Schack, K. 613 JUNE 6, 2013 Violin and Piano recital: A Turkish Dream (with violinist Cihat Aşkın), The Czech Museum of Art, Prague, The Czech Republic, 7:30 pm. N. C. ANDEL 3 Pieces W. A. MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in B-flat Major, K. 454 F. LISZT "Reminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor" A. A. SAYGUN "Demet" Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 33 A. DVORAK Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 100 JUNE 4, 2013 Violin and Piano recital: A Turkish Dream (with violinist Cihat Aşkın), The Hague, The Netherlands, 8:00 pm. N. C. ANDEL 3 Pieces W. A. MOZART Sonata for Violin and Piano in B-flat Major, K. 454 F. LISZT "Reminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor" A. A. SAYGUN "Demet" Suite for Violin and Piano, Op. 33 A. DVORAK Sonatina for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 100 MARCH 8, 2013 International Women's Day Special Concert, C. SAINT-SAENS Piano Concerto No. 5 with the Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, A. A. Saygun Sanat Merkezi, Izmir, Turkey. NOVEMBER 13, 2012 Guest Artist Recital, Kopleff Recital Hall, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 8:00 pm. NOVEMBER 3, 2012 Santa Barbara Music Club, Matinee Concert, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, 3:00 pm. W. A. MOZART, 12 Variations on a Minuet by Fischer, K.179/189a F. LISZT, Reminiscences de Norma de Bellini JUNE 13, 2012 Piano Recital "Liszt Isztambulban"/"Liszt in Istanbul", Turkish Embassy in Budapest and The Municipality of Miskolc, Bartok Bela Music Institute, Miskolc, Wednesday, 13th June 2012, 7 pm. I Puritani- Introduction et Polonaise de l'opera de Bellini Magyar Dalok Reminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor de Donizetti, I. Andante Final Erlkonig, Song by Schubert Chopin Mazurka Grande Paraphrase de la Marche de Giuseppe Donizetti composee pour Sa Majeste Sultan Abdul-Medjid Khan Reminiscences de Norma de Bellini JUNE 11, 2012 Piano Recital "Liszt Isztambulban"/"Liszt in Istanbul", Turkish Embassy in Budapest and The Liszt Academy of Music, Liszt Ferenc Museum, Budapest, 11th June 2012, 7 pm. I Puritani- Introduction et Polonaise de l'opera de Bellini Magyar Dalok Reminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor de Donizetti, I. Andante Final Erlkonig, Song by Schubert Chopin Mazurka Grande Paraphrase de la Marche de Giuseppe Donizetti composee pour Sa Majeste Sultan Abdul-Medjid Khan Reminiscences de Norma de Bellini MAY 14, 2012 Piano Master Class at Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet, Gothenburg, Sweden, May 14, 2012. APRIL 15, 2012 Piano Recital, LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens College, NY, 2:00pm. MARCH 3, 2012 Piano Recital, Högsbo Biblioteket, Göteborg, Sweden, 12:30pm. FEBRUARY 6, 2012 Piano Recital "Opera with Mozart and Liszt" Süreyya Operasi, Istanbul, Turkey, February 6, 2012. W. A. MOZART 8 Variations on Gretry's "Dieu D'amour" in F Major F. LISZT "Reminiscences de Lucia di Lammermoor" W. A. MOZART 10 Variations on Glück's "Unser Dummer Pöbel Meint" in G Major W. A. MOZART 6 Variations on Salieri's "Mio Caro Adone" in G Major F. LISZT "Reminiscences de Norma de Bellini" JANUARY 31, 2012 Piano Recital, "400 years of relations Turkey-Netherlands," The Hague, Netherlands. NOVEMBER 5, 2011 W. A. Mozart, Concerto K. 466 in D minor, with Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theatre Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Vakhtang Matchavariani, Tbilisi State Conservatoire Grand Hall, 7 p.m., Tbilisi, Georgia. OCTOBER 23, 2011 "Liszt in Istanbul", live broadcast on European Broadcasting Union, (EBU) 200th anniversary of Liszt's birth, TRT Ankara Studios, Sunday, 23 October 2011. OCTOBER 11-12, 2011 Piano Master Class at Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet, Gothenburg, Sweden, October 11-12, 2011. OCTOBER 4, 2011 Seminar on "Opera Themes in Mozart and Liszt's Piano Music" and Master Class at the University of Gothenburg, Academy of Music and Drama, Sweden, October 4, 2011. AUGUST 12-19, 2011 Faculty in the 21. Escuela Internacional de Musica Presjovem, Cordova, Spain. JULY 27, 2011 Music for Cello and Piano (with cellist Martin G. Rasten), Hvaler Kirke, Hvaler, Norway, 8:00 pm. JULY 23, 2011 Koster Festival, July 23-29, 2011, Music for Cello and Piano (with cellist Martin G. Rasten), Koster, Sweden, July 23. JUNE 5, 2011 Musical Bridges Around The World, "Date with Chopin", San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, TX, 6:30 pm. FEBRUARY 11, 2011 Schoolhouse Music series, St. Mark's-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church, Los Olivos, 8:00 pm.

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