Clarinet

Mertol MUTLU

He was born in Bulgaria in 1977. He started his studies with Hristo Karadjov in Varna in 1986. He passed the aptitude test of Bilkent University Music Preparatory School in 1989 and studied with Ferhat Ali GÖKSEL, Claudia RACK and Alain Vladimir ZVEREV. He performed in Bilkent Academic Symphony Orchestra and Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra. He performed under the baton of Prof. Hikmet ??M?EK accompanied by Bilkent Symphony Orchestra in 1997 and also performed the Clarinet Concerto by W.A.Mozart accompanied by Hacettepe Conservatory Great Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Prof Mahir ÇAKAR as a soloist in 1998.  He took part in Youth Festival held in Spain with Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Music Group of Brass Section. He was awarded the 1st prize at the Young Interpretative Chamber Music Competition, held in Corum in 2000. He continued his studies in clarinet with Feza CETIN and in chamber music with Mehmet Ali BOGUC in Mimar Sinan University State Conversatory. He passed the entrance exam for Eskisehir Metropolitan Municipality Symphony Orchestra in 2001 and still has been working as a clarinetist in the orchestra.