Trombone

Fatma Aslý ANAPA

She was born in Izmit in 1983. She was admitted to Trombone Department at Istanbul University State Conservatory as a student of Aycan Teztel in 1994. She performed with Istanbul Trombone Ensemble at the International Istanbul Music Festival in 1997. In the series of Young Talents, she performed J.Nowakowsky's Concertino as soloist accompanied by the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra in 1998. She was selected to perform with the Bremen Music Academy Youth Orchestra in Germany in 1999. She was awarded the Second Prize in the Trombone Category at the Young Copper Brass Competition held in Ankara between 26 - 30 June 2000. She performed with the Istanbul Trombone Quartet, which received the Jury Special Award at the Young Talents Chamber Music Competition held in Corum between 5-8 October 2000. She performed with the Istanbul University State Conservatory Student Symphony Orchestra, which was selected as as the Best Youth Orchestra and was invited to the 2002 International Beethoven Festival in Bonn, Germany. There, she also had the opportunity to work with the famous European conductors such as Krzystof Penderecki, Helmut Rilling and Peter Gulke. She graduated with a distinction from Istanbul University State Conservatory in 2004 and was admitted to the Trombone Department of the same school as a master’s student. She performed with the Istanbul Trombone Ensemble, which received the 1st prize at the 2005 Copper Brass Chamber Music Competition organized by the Advanced Research Center. She participated in masterclass with Jacques Mauger, held in the State Conservatory of Istanbul University between 13-18 February 2006. She completed her master’s degree with distinction att the Istanbul University State Conservatory in 2008,and was accepted to the same school for the Proficiency in Art Programme. She participated in masterclass with Jacques Mauger, which was organized at Istanbul University State Conservatory between 13-16 March 2009. She performed with various orchestras including Cemal Re?it Rey Symphony Orchestra, ?i?li Municipality Symphony Orchestra, Bursa Regional Symphony Orchestra, Eski?ehir Municipality Symphony Orchestra and Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra. She worked as a contracted trombonist in the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Orchestra between 2005 and 2010. She has been working in the Eski?ehir Metropolitan Municipality Symphony Orchestra since October 2011.