İris Şentürker

İris Şentürker

Iris Şentürker, a renowned musician known for her concerts with world-famous artists, was born in Istanbul. She graduated with honors from Istanbul University State Conservatory in 1998. After winning The British Council's "Young Musician of the Year" competition, she completed her Master’s degree at the Manchester Royal Northern College of Music. The artist has worked with famous musicians such as L. Margulis, I. Zaritskaya, and S. Dorensky. She continued her studies with a full scholarship from the Eczacıbaşı Foundation. She was selected as one of the top three artists in the BBC Soloists Competition organized by İş Sanat. Invited by the French Government, she continued her studies at the Alfred Cortot Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris with the famous pianist Christian Ivaldi. She won third place in the Concour Diplôme Execution de Piano competition and was unanimously awarded first place in the Concour Diplome Superior de Music de Concertiste competition in Chamber Music.

The artist has given recitals and solo concerts with state symphony orchestras and chamber orchestras at numerous national and international festivals. She continues to perform duo and chamber music concerts with renowned musicians such as Pierre Amoyal, Miguel da Silva, Mark Gothoni, Eszther Haffner, Tanja Becker-Bender, Thomas Riebl, Muhittin Dürrüoğlu, Hüseyin Sermet, Yovan Markovitch, Nicholas Dautricourt, Andrej Bielow, and Alexander Rudin. Şentürker continues to perform at important festivals and concert programs in Turkey and many other countries worldwide, while also conducting piano and chamber music masterclasses both at home and abroad.

In addition to her piano studies, İris Şentürker has training in cello. Along with her piano and chamber music career, she continues her studies in conducting. She is currently a Doctoral Lecturer at the State Conservatory of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, where she teaches piano and chamber music. The artist has released four albums.