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Dilbag Tokay (cellist)
She started her cello studies with Prof. Resit Erzin at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory in Istanbul, Turkey where she had also received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in violoncello performance. During her education, she has participated at master classes with renown musicians such as Alexander Rudin, François Baduel and Mikhail Khomitzer. Alongside of duo performances, she has given several concerts and participated in many national and international festivals including the prestigious Istanbul Music Festival. She has performed and did television recordings as part of string quartets and piano trios. She has also taken part in esteemed orchestras such as Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Cemal Resit Rey Symphony Orchestra and Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra. She is currently working as a violoncello instructor at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Conservatory in Istanbul, Turkey. At the Avyalik International Music Academy, she teaches as the assistant of Peter Bruns and Maria Kliegel during workshops. Her violoncello students have received many prizes in international competitions at Turkey, Croatia, Bulgaria and Italy. Two of her graduating students are now continuing their studies in Germany.

Emine Serdaroglu (Piano)
She started her piano studies with Prof. Ersin Onay and continued with Fuat Turkay, Prof. Cana Gurmen. She got accepted at Illinois Wesleyan University School of Music with a music scholarship and continued her piano studies with Prof. Dr. Mark Hansen. After graduating with magna cum laude, she continued her piano education at University of Texas at Austin as the student of Prof. Dr. William Race where she has received a master of music degree. She also had the opportunity to work with pianists such as Andrey Diev, Rita Sloan, Lala Margulis, Igor Kipnis and Ratko Delorko. She has given several recitals in Turkey and abroad in USA, Germany, Sweden and Cyprus. Alongside of her duo performances, she has accompanied a variety of artists and participated in chamber music ensembles. She has completed her PhD in General Musicology at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. She is currently teaching as an instructor at Bogazici University Fine Arts Department in Istanbul, Turkey.

 

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