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KAYA Celil Refik

Oeuvres en tant qu'artiste: 28

Oeuvres en tant qu'arrangeur: 17

Description

Since his concert debut at the age of 6, Celil Refik Kaya has received high promised repetitions and accolades for his myriad accomplishments at an early age, winning First Prize in the 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition with the Buffalo Philharmonic; Top prizewinner of international guitar competitions including Sofia Bulgaria, Naxos Greece, Vienna, Istanbul, and throughout the United States, highlighted awards winner at top competitions such as 2012 Guitar Foundation of America(GFA), Indiana International Guitar Competititon, Schadt String Competition, Philadelphia Guitar Competition, Texas International Guitar Competition, Indiana International Guitar Compeition, Pearl and Julius Rising Young Stars, Columbus State and Louisville Guitar Competitions.

Mr. Kaya appears as a soloist and international artist touring around the United States and Europe. As a concert soloist, he has collaborated with professional orchestras such as the Buffalo Philharmonic, Istanbul State Symphony, Hilton Head Symphony, Brevard Festival Orchestra, Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Bilkent Symphony etc.which he has gained his great artistic recognition internationally. He conducted many masterclasses in the music festivals and the Universities throughout the United States and Europe.

Mr. Kaya had presented the premieres of concertos by Roberto Sierra (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra), Derwyn Holder (New Jersey Baroque Orchestra), Leonard Handler, and Suleyman Alnitemiz (Istanbul State Symphony). He recorded the works of Jorge Morel on his first album with NAXOS. His upcoming CD is going to be the works of Italian composer Carlo Domeniconi. As a performer Mr. Kaya works closely with our generation’s great composers including Lowell Liebermann, Jorge Morel, and Roberto Sierra, among many others.

Born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1991, Mr. Kaya began his interest in classical guitar at the age of six with his father, Dr. Mehmet Refik Kaya. Early main instructors included generation-influenced educators such as Yusuf Dogan Büyükögüt, Raffi Arslanyan, Soner Egesel. When he was 19, Celil earned his Bachelor Degree of Music from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory with the Highest Honor Degree in Istanbul, and was granted the “Excellence” Scholarship from the Turkish Educational Foundation. During his Bachelor’s degree he studied composition with the famous Turkish composer Mehmet Nemutlu.

Mr. Kaya expended his worldwide notice throughout the time he pursued his Master Degree of music in New York City at Mannes College The New School For Music. As a full-scholarship student, he has also received the Excellence in Performance Awards by the Mannes College the New School for Music. Mr. Kaya was proudly studied in the studio of Michael Newman (the disciple of Andrés Segovia, Oscar Ghiglia and Albert Valdes Blain) as well as private studies with Grammy awards-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin. During his master’s degree he studied composition, arrangement and trascription with renowned guitarist-composer Frederic Hand. Celil is currently receiving the Harrington fellowship –at the University of Texas at Austin’s Butler School of Music as a candidate of Doctoral Degree of Musical Arts program and teaching assistant, in the studio of prestigious guitarist of out time - Adam Holzman.

Mr. Kaya performed in the most prestigious concert halls and the festivals around the United States including solo recital, concerto performances and master classes on the D’Addario Performance Series at Carnegie Hall, The Frick Collection Museum in NYC Summer Artists series, New York Guitar Seminar Festival at Mannes College, Round Top Festival in Texas, Brevard Music Festival in South Carolina, Raritan River Music Festival, Nevada County Guitar Festival, also numerous Radio broadcast and concert performances throughout United States and Turkey.

Besides a concert soloist, Celil Refik Kaya is also known as an avid composer where his has more than 100 pieces including works for solo guitar, violin, piano, string trio, duets, sonatas etc. His chamber and instrumental works were performed throughout United States, Turkey, South Korea and Australia Sydney’s Opera House. He also enjoys playing chamber music, playing traditional Turkish music and training martial arts during his spare time.

Celil plays a 2012 Garrett Lee guitar.

Oeuvres de l'artiste

  • Product preview15 Turkish Folk Pieces

    15 Turkish Folk Pieces

    VARIOUS

    16.48 $

    DZ 3706

  • Product preview5 Turkish Folk Dances

    5 Turkish Folk Dances

    VARIÉS

    16.48 $

    DZ 3497

  • Product preview6 Pieces for Guitar Duo

    6 Pieces for Guitar Duo

    KAYA Celil Refik

    15.30 $

    DZ 3004

  • Product previewA la orilla de un palmar

    A la orilla de un palmar

    PONCE, Manuel Maria

    5.89 $

    DZ 3891

  • Product previewAda

    Ada

    KAYA Mehmet Refik

    5.89 $

    DZ 4316

  • Product previewAn Afternoon

    An Afternoon

    KAYA Celil Refik

    5.89 $

    DZ 3969

  • Product previewAs the Wind Sleeps and the Moon Falls

    As the Wind Sleeps and the Moon Falls

    FERSAN Refik

    9.42 $

    DZ 4015

  • Product previewAt the Party

    At the Party

    KAYA Celil Refik

    9.42 $

    DZ 2945

  • Product previewBaião

    Baião

    KAYA Celil Refik

    9.42 $

    DZ 2788

  • Product previewCielito Lindo

    Cielito Lindo

    VARIOUS

    15.30 $

    DZ 3976

  • Product previewDanny Boy

    Danny Boy

    VARIOUS

    5.89 $

    DZ 4114

  • Product previewDicle ve Firat

    Dicle ve Firat

    KAYA Celil Refik

    16.48 $

    DZ 3508

  • Product previewDream

    Dream

    KAYA Celil Refik

    16.48 $

    DZ 2708

  • Product previewEstrellita

    Estrellita

    PONCE, Manuel Maria

    5.89 $

    DZ 3555

  • Product previewFantezi

    Fantezi

    KAYA Celil Refik

    9.42 $

    DZ 3231

  • Product previewFor Yen

    For Yen

    KAYA Celil Refik

    5.89 $

    DZ 2955

  • Product previewFrom my Window

    From my Window

    KAYA Celil Refik

    9.42 $

    DZ 4011

  • Product previewGölcük Marşı

    Gölcük Marşı

    ARMAN, H.R.

    9.42 $

    DZ 4299

  • Product previewHeroic Turkish Folk Songs

    Heroic Turkish Folk Songs

    VARIOUS

    16.48 $

    DZ 4146

  • Product previewHicaz Türkü

    Hicaz Türkü

    Traditional

    8.80 $

    DZ 4077

  • Product previewIch ruf

    Ich ruf'zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

    BACH J.S.

    5.89 $

    DZ 3929

  • Product previewLa Llorona

    La Llorona

    VARIOUS

    12.95 $

    DZ 3966

  • Product previewLa Sandunga

    La Sandunga

    VARIOUS

    15.30 $

    DZ 3986

  • Product previewLonestar Ballad

    Lonestar Ballad

    KAYA Celil Refik

    17.66 $

    DZ 3027

  • Product previewLonging

    Longing

    KAYA Celil Refik

    5.89 $

    DZ 2674

  • Product previewMaze Etude

    Maze Etude

    KAYA Celil Refik

    9.42 $

    DZ 3463

  • Product previewMenuet

    Menuet

    LULLY J.B.

    5.89 $

    DZ 4106

  • Product previewMiriam & Leon

    Miriam & Leon's Daughters

    KAYA Celil Refik

    15.30 $

    DZ 3172

  • Product previewNimrod

    Nimrod

    ELGAR Edward

    9.42 $

    DZ 3864

  • Product previewPetite Waltz

    Petite Waltz

    KAYA Celil Refik

    5.89 $

    DZ 2889

  • Product previewPrelude & Fugue

    Prelude & Fugue

    KAYA Celil Refik

    16.48 $

    DZ 4027

  • Product previewPrelude and Dance

    Prelude and Dance

    KAYA Celil Refik

    9.42 $

    DZ 3610

  • Product previewPrelude No. 1

    Prelude No. 1

    KAYA Celil Refik

    5.89 $

    DZ 2881

  • Product previewPreludes for Marlow

    Nouveau

    Preludes for Marlow

    KAYA Celil Refik

    12.95 $

    DZ 4449

  • Product previewSketches, vol. 1

    Sketches, vol. 1

    KAYA Celil Refik

    18.83 $

    DZ 3563

  • Product previewSonata No. 1

    Sonata No. 1

    KAYA Celil Refik

    15.30 $

    DZ 3145

  • Product previewSonata No. 2

    Sonata No. 2

    KAYA Celil Refik

    20.01 $

    DZ 4300

  • Product previewSonatina

    Sonatina

    KAYA Celil Refik

    14.12 $

    DZ 2656

  • Product previewThe Star-Spangled Banner

    The Star-Spangled Banner

    SMITH J.S.

    5.89 $

    DZ 4186

  • Product previewThe Suite of the Witches

    The Suite of the Witches

    KAYA Celil Refik

    14.12 $

    DZ 2801

  • Product previewTheme and Variations on “Yavuz Geliyor Yavuz”

    Theme and Variations on “Yavuz Geliyor Yavuz”

    KAYA Celil Refik

    15.30 $

    DZ 4131

  • Product previewTheme and Variations on Pass et Medio

    Theme and Variations on Pass et Medio

    KAYA Celil Refik

    9.42 $

    DZ 4279

  • Product previewThere is Life in this Room

    There is Life in this Room

    KAYA Celil Refik

    17.66 $

    DZ 3456

  • Product previewThree Venezuelan Waltzes

    Three Venezuelan Waltzes

    KAYA Celil Refik

    9.42 $

    DZ 2885

  • Product previewUplands Wedding

    Uplands Wedding

    KAYA Celil Refik

    15.30 $

    DZ 3069