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Hakan Güngör, Turkey


He was born in Ankara at 1973. He received his first music lessons  from his father, oud player Ali Osman Güngör and his first Kanun  lessons from Ozhan Kayhan.At 1990 initially, he studied at the music department of Gazi University and then at 1992, he passed to Composition Department of ITU Turkish Music Conservatory. 

During six years, he followed the courses of named musicians and professors such as Yavuz Ozustun, Nail Yavuzoglu, Emin Sabitoglu, Mutlu Torun, Selahattin Icli,  Ruhi Ayangil, Erol Deran about  solfege, composition, harmony and counterpoint, technics of Kanun,  European classical music and Turkish classical music. 

His melodic style, his rich sound  as well as, the clearness and tenderness of his Mezrab (plectrum) make him very unique. He is considered a virtuoso of this instrument. 

Since the 1993 he collaborated with world famous musicians such as;

JORDY SAVAL, YOYOMA, RENAUD GARCIA-FONS, FAZIL SAY, OKAY TEMIZ and KUDSI ERGUNER and during ERGUNER's two different projects he worked with ROBERT WILSON and CAROLYN CARLSON. He participated their concerts and played in their CDs made in Europe and Turkey. 

Beside giving concerts, he is a teaching specialist at Halic University and he works at Istanbul Radio House as a Kanun player. 

Visited since 28.01.15 : [ziyaretci sayisi]
Hacettepe University The International Bartok Music Festival and Symposium