Fazıl SAY

He was born in Ankara in 1970. He studied piano and composition at the Ankara State Conservatory. He wrote the work “Black Hymns” at the age of 16. At the age of 17, he was awarded a scholarship that enabled him to study for five years with David Levine. From 1992 to 1995, he continued his studies at the Berlin Conservatory. In 1994, he was the winner of the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, which gave a rapid start to his international career. His oratorio Nazim, based on the poems of famous Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet, was premiered in Ankara in 2001 in the presence of Turkey’s President. He is a great pianist and successful composer.