The Istanbul University State Conservatory ( Turkish : İstanbul Üniversitesi Devlet Konservatuarı) is a music, theatre, dance university in Istanbul . It is the oldest conservatory and the oldest continually operating music school in Turkey. It offers music training from secondary school to doctorate . Its main building in Kadıköy is a historical market hall, and its ground floor houses an active theatre venue.
9-485: The State Conservatory has its beginnings in its later sister institution, Darülbedayi (House of Beauty). In 1914, Cemil Topuzlu embarked on an enterprise to establish the imperial school of drama and music, and French actor André Antoine was invited to Istanbul for this purpose. In its initial structure, Darülbedayi would teach performing arts and stage music, as well as European and Turkish music in their respective departments. The institution thus founded, its premises
18-747: The Darülelhan (House of Melodies), a four-year academy that focused mainly on Turkish music. Following the foundation of the Turkish Republic , Darülelhan would go on a period of restructuring, and would be renamed the Istanbul Conservatory , after the addition of a European-style music department. By the late 1920s, the school was teaching solfège , music theory , harmony , composition , instrumentation and orchestration , music history and instrumental training, among other skills. In these early years, lectures were given in
27-497: The age of five. During his elementary and primary education, he sang in school events. Then he started singing in family and friends' wedding ceremonies. After graduation, he moved from the coastal city Antalya to the city of art, Istanbul , to study music in the Istanbul University State Conservatory (İstanbul Devlet Konservatuarı), and learned to play bass guitar and perform vocals. During
36-624: The beginning of 1990s, Yüksel was known to be one of the best bass guitar players in Turkey. In the year 1993, he released his first album as a pop singer, Med Cezir. The album made a dramatic change in Turkey's pop music taste, as it provided a new voice that has great capability mixed with new style of music. Although he released only 8 music albums as of 2015, his music is spread all over the world and copied in different languages. Young singers and bands starting their music career use his songs in their performances. The melody of Yüksel's 1996 hit "Zalim"
45-1428: The late 19th century, the conservatory has had a number of distinguished list of graduates and teachers, including all of the members of the ' Turkish Five ': Ahmed Adnan Saygun , Cemal Reşit Rey , Ulvi Cemal Erkin , Hasan Ferit Alnar and Necil Kazım Akses . Legendary soprano Leyla Gencer studied voice training in the conservatory. Some of alumni; Ahmet Rıfat Şungar , Ali Güven , Ali İl , Alican Yücesoy , Aslı Yılmaz , Atılgan Gümüş , Aysun Metiner , Ayşen Çetiner , Ari Barokas , Boran Kuzum , Bennu Yıldırımlar , Buket Bengisu , Can Başak , Can Doğan , Caner Özyurtlu , Cemal Toktaş , Cenk Tunalı , Derya Kurtuluş , Doğan Duru , Engin Gürkey , Ferhat Göçer , Feyzan Soykan , Fikret Kuşkan , Fora Baltacıgil , Göktuğ Alpaşar , Gülen Karaman , Şencan Güleryüz , Güneş Berberoğlu , Güneş Duru , İpek Erdem , Jülide Kural , Kemal Kocatürk , Kosta Kortidis , Levent Yüksel , Memet Ali Alabora , Mine Tugay , Nejat Birecik , Nihal Yalçın , Okan Yalabık , Oktay Kaynarca , Olgun Şimşek , Peker Açıkalın , Selim Erdoğan , Serkan Ercan , Sevda Karababa , Sevgi Sakarya , Taner Ertürkler , Taner Ölmez , Tufan Karabulut , Uzay Heparı , Uğur Polat , Yeşim Alıç , Yeşim Koçak , Yıldız Asyalı , Sanem Çelik , Öykü Karayel , Özden Ayyıldız , Özge Borak , Özgü Namal Dar%C3%BClbedayi The Darülbedayi
54-577: The wooden townhouse that served as the schoolhouse. Performances by the three-piece chamber orchestra started by Cemal Reşit Rey , a member of the later 'Turkish Five', would go on to be quite popular. By the early 1950s, a performing arts department was established, and director Muhsin Ertuğrul began his career at the conservatory as a teacher. In 1986, the conservatory became a school within Istanbul University . Since its inception during
63-630: Was an Ottoman imperial theatre established in Istanbul in 1914. Also, It had acting education. Its history was closely linked to that of its director, the actor Muhsin Ertuğrul . This article about a specific theatre building is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Levent Y%C3%BCksel Levent Uğur Yüksel (born October 21, 1964) is a Turkish pop singer and multi instrumentalist. He has been active in live music industry since 1993. Yüksel's interest in arts and music started in an early age. He started to play violin at
72-498: Was copied in several ad campaigns worldwide. 1993: Yeter ki Onursuz Olmasın Aşk "As long as Love is not dishonored" 1993: Med Cezir "Tide" 1993: Beni Bırakın "Let Me Go" 1993: Tuana 1993: Dedikodu "Gossip" 1996: Ben Senin Bildiğin Erkeklerden Değilim "I'm not the kind of man you know" 1996: Zalim "Cruel" 1996: Karaağaç (Sezen Aksu ile düet, Aksu videoda da yer aldı) "Karaağaç (duet with Sezen Aksu, Aksu also featured in
81-470: Was initially going to be the famous Letafet Apartmanı , a now demolished fin de siècle housing structure. However, with World War I breaking out before its inauguration ceremony, the institution would go on an indefinite hiatus and was shut down entirely by 1916. Plans were made to revitalise the institution and establish a new and independent music school. They would materialise in New Year's Day 1917 as
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