Yiğit Kolat
Yiğit Kolat (born in 1984 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish-American composer and pianist. He is the recipient of several international awards for his compositions. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington.
Education[edit]
Kolat attended Hacettepe University where he studied piano, composition, and conducting. He attended University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee where he received a master's degree in Music while studying composition and piano[1] and studied under Kamran Ince. Kolat attended the University of Washington, receiving his D.M.A.[2] where he was a student of Joël-François Durand.
Awards and Honors[edit]
2012—Second Prize 7th Annual Concours International de Composition Henri Dutilleux.[3]
2012—Official Selection Nieuw Ensemble's Turkish Composer's Competition. [4]
2013—Finalist Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium for his piece "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra".[5]
2015—First Prize Toru Takemitsu Composition Award for his piece "[difeʁãs]". Judge:Kaija Saariaho.[6] The work was performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.[7]
2016—Edward T. Cone Bogliasco Fellow in Music [8]
2017—Fellow Millay Colony for the Arts[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Wardlow, Elliott. "U of M graduate wins composer of the year award". The Daily Helmsman. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ↑ "Yiğit Kolat | School of Music | University of Washington". music.washington.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ↑ (in français) http://www.concoursdutilleux.fr/index.php/fr/archives/concours-2012. Retrieved 2018-03-23. Missing or empty
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- ↑ ""Queen Elisabeth Competition"" (PDF).
- ↑ "Toru Takemitsu Composition Award [Results]". Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall (in 日本語). Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ↑ "Kolat receives top honors in Toru Takemitsu competition | School of Music | University of Washington". music.washington.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ↑ http://www.bfny.org/images/user/pdf/BF_News_Sum16_web.pdf
- ↑ https://www.millaycolony.org/artists-2017/
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