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American Musicians supported by CME to join KK over the years.
Click on the name for detailed bio James Buswell; Prof. Emeritus, New England Conservatory Stephen Hartke; Chair of Composition, Oberlin Marc Mellits; Associate Professor, University of Illinois, Carol Ou; Faculty, New England Conservatory Katherine Murdock; Associate Professor, University of Maryland Kurt Rohde; Director of Composition, University of California Greg Hesselink; Faculty, Mannes School of Music prep Mark Hill; Full Professor, University of Maryland Richard Faria; Full Professor, Ithaca College Heidi Hoffman; Principal cello, Symphoria Elizabeth Simkin; Associate Professor, Ithaca College Xak Bjerken; Full Professor, Cornell University William Harvey; Concertmaster, National Symphony of Mexico Michael Ellison; Professor, University of Bristol Amy Salsgiver; Faculty, Istanbul Technical University, MIAM Dave Allen; Faculty, New York Jazz Academy Danny Lundmark; Certified Music Therapist/ Istanbul Sunghae Anna Lim, Manhattan Quartet Laura Krentzman, Hoppa Project |
Re-imagining the Brandenburg Concertos; A 300-year Celebration with 6 commissions and premieres 2021 This project Re-imagining the Brandenburg Concertos presents this set of Bach’s 6 concertos alongside premieres of 6 new pieces commissioned by KK. These new works will each be scored with Bach’s instrumentation, and performed side by side with the original Bach works. In 1721, Bach sent his collection of 6 concertos for various instrumental combinations to the Margrave of Brandenburg in Berlin (the military commander of the Holy Roman Empire). Many scholars believe that Bach was offering these works as a kind of ‘job application’, but nothing seemed to come from his submission. The 6 manuscripts were rediscovered in 1849, and in recent times these pieces have become some of the most beloved works on chamber music concert series around the world. This 2-concert series was presented at CRR, one of the most prestigious concert halls in Istanbul. This followed a summer residency based at Hanedan Cappadocia Suites, and brought together a group of 24 musicians from prestigious ensembles including the Manhattan Quartet, members of the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony, Hezarfen Ensemble, Hoppa Project and from institutions such as Mimar Sinan Music Conservatory, the Ankara Music and Fine Arts University and Istanbul State Conservatory as well as Bursa State Conservatory. KK invited Hungarian harpsichordist and scholar Márton Borsányi as a special guest advisor for this project. He teaches at the MDW/University for Music and Art in Vienna and Liszt Academy in Budapest New concertos by: Zeynep Toraman, Colorists are epic poets; a slow movement; Berkant Gençkal, The Fragments of Ender’s Book; Emircan Pehlivan, Dolapdere Concerto; Sabina Khujaeva, Astray; Akın Kilis, Konçerto Pera; Toykan Efe Kahraman, Déjà vu Here is a link to the first phase of the project in Cappadocia: Re-imagining the Brandenburg Concertos - Cappadocia and a short teaser 
Beethoven 250 - Digital Festival
An 8-concert series of his piano/string chamber music 2020-2021 Because of the pandemic, this project, originally planned to be performed live at Bosphorus University and Cappadocia University evolved into a digital festival, broadcast from the Goethe Institute in Ankara. These can be viewed on the KK YouTube Channel This project is sponsored by CME, Goethe Institut-Ankara, Ada Music and 3HanArt. Details can be found on the KK website: B250 Here is a teaser clip: Sei Solo 2020 (2020-2021)
This project was developed in 2020 at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic to help keep new music alive by facilitating collaboration with 6 performers and 12 composers. These 12 commissions and recordings were supported by CME wıth supplemental fundıng from Ada Music and from small donations to the Klasİk Keyifler Musıc Association. Details can be found in the KK website: Sei Solo 
Here is an account of the recording sessions by Dilara Turan
CME also helped to fund commissions from composers Onur Turkmen (Bilkent University) and Mahir Cetiz (Columbia University). This resulted in a CD recording “Turkish Music For Solo Violin” produced by Naxos Records and released in 2019
https://naxos.lnk.to/8579043 
In 2012 CME supplemented costs for the Ankara University Soloists (also supported by the Turkish Foreign Ministry) to tour to the US. They performed and worked with US university students and gave lectures about Turkish music at the Hartt School of Music, the Marshall School of Music. They also performed at the Turkish Embassy in Washington DC.
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