Benyamin Sönmez (January 16, 1983 – November 30, 2011) was a Turkish classical cellist .
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42-557: A cello for the first time in the conservatory's string instrument workshop. He says he would not have complained if he had to study viola or violin instead of cello. In his first years at the conservatory, he surprised everyone by playing works that were actually reserved for higher classes. He used to start the day by playing Dvořák and finish with Elgar . Benyamin was very impressed by Rostropovich . Even he admired Heinrich Schiff , André Navarra , Pierre Fournier and Pablo Casals much, he used to try imitate Rostropovich. At
63-641: A funeral ceremony at the Hacettepe University Conservatory, his body was transferred to Fethiye , Muğla Province , where he was laid to rest. Presidential Symphony Orchestra The Presidential Symphony Orchestra ( Turkish : Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası ; CSO), with headquarters in Ankara , is the presidential symphony orchestra of the Republic of Turkey . Its history dates back as far as 1826, making it one of
84-403: A jury composed of an American cellist Gürer Aykal and Doğan Cangal, who was a member of the examination commission the day before. Sönmez says by winning the first prize, he was able to save the honor of his cello teacher Nuray Eşen. From then on, he practiced much more seriously. For further studies, Benyamin was recommended to Natalia Gutman by Yuri Bashmet via pianist Gulmira Tokombaeva,
105-475: A rich repertoire from Bach to Sofia Gubaidulina . He also had master class performances with the great cellists like Rostropovich, David Geringas , Philippe Muller , Alexander Rudin , Stefan Popov , Frans Helmerson, Ruben Dobrovsky, Miklós Perényi and Yo-Yo Ma . Sonmez has also studied authentic performance of the Cello Suites of Bach , together with the master of baroque cello Anner Bylsma . Of
126-627: A talented musician without any formal musical education, made Benyamin love music and introduced him in playing various musical instruments. As a child, he accompanied his father at his father's musical performances with his group on stage at weddings. Benyamin envied his father, and imitated him at home after their return. A member of his father's musical group became aware of his elder brother's musical talent and advised to send him to conservatory. His brother Mehmet Sönmez studied playing contrabass at Ankara State Conservatory . After winning an international prize, his brother went to Belgium to play with
147-617: A teacher from Kyrgyzstan at the Ankara conservatory. Between 2003 and 2007, he studied under Natalia Gutman, first at Stuttgart Hochschule für Musik in Germany and later at Moscow Conservatory in Russia . In Moscow, he was frequently invited to her home, where he had the opportunity to meet notable writers, artists and musicians including Yuri Bashmet, Viktor Tretiakov , Vasily Lobanov , Eliso Virsaladze , Mischa Maisky , Kurt Masur . By
168-527: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Benyamin S%C3%B6nmez Benyamin was born to Turkish parents in Bremen , Germany. His father went to Germany in the 1970s as a tourist taking his musical instrument saz with him. He stayed there, formed a musical group and earned his living playing music at weddings. Later, his mother followed his father to Germany. As Benyamin
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210-612: The Royal Orchestra. He is currently a member of the Turkish Presidential Symphony Orchestra . Benyamin was a primary school pupil as his brother Mehmet studied at the conservatory in Ankara. Mehmet listened to classical music at home when he was on vacation. Once, Benyamin was very impressed by the music of Shostakovich , which his brother listened to at home. Mehmet, noticing his brother's interest in classical music, took him to Ankara. At
231-461: The Turkish government invited a large number of musicologists, composers, performers who were at risk in their native Germany, to initiate and to institutionalize music education and performance, including opera, theater and ballet. The scope of the changes made by Paul Hindemith , Licco Amar , Ernst Praetorius , Carl Ebert among many others, bordered on being revolutionary. When Zeki Ungor left
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#1732764850231252-614: The age of 13, Benyamin took an admission test for the conservatory at the Hacettepe University . He failed the test and his brother was told by the jury that Benyamin was not talented for music. Returning home, Benyamin was eager to study music. He took the test again the next year, and this time he passed. He was asked what musical instrument he liked to play. He replied "Violoncello", because its name sounded nice to him, even though he had never seen an example of it. The jury looked at his fingers and approved his choice. He saw
273-472: The age of 17, he decided to take part at a cello contest at the Bilkent University , which had more challenging requirements for musical repertoire than at the conservatory. He practiced for four months for this contest, instead of preparing for the examination that was scheduled one day before it. Benyamin failed that examination, but he won the first prize the next day at the contest in front of
294-659: The basis of the Ankara State Conservatory . On June 25, 1932, the orchestra was renamed the Riyaset-i Cumhur Filarmoni Orkestrası ("The Presidential Philharmonic Orchestra"). With this new formation the band and the orchestra were clearly separated. The Presidential Symphony Orchestra and the Ankara State Conservatory owe their existence to a government policy that started during the early 1930s when
315-515: The first symphony orchestras in the world. After The Auspicious Incident and closing of the Janissary in 1826 by Sultan Mahmud II , the Ottoman military band was transformed into a Western band. On September 17, 1828, Giuseppe Donizetti assumed the role of principal conductor. Until Sultan Mehmed VI the band was called Mızıka-ı Humayun ("The Imperial Band"). In Vahdeddin's reign, it
336-983: The important music festivals, he was invited to the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and Oleg Kagan International Music Festival in Germany, the International Adam Cello Festival & Competition in New Zealand, RNCM Manchester International Cello Festival in the United Kingdom and Istanbul International Music Festival in Turkey. His last invitation was to the 80th birthday of M. Rostropovich in 2007. Sonmez, who has performed duo concerts with Oxana Yablonskaya , played his art at important musical centers such as Vienna , Paris , Amsterdam , Moscow, New York City , Washington, D.C. , and Istanbul . He
357-461: The position, Ahmet Adnan Saygun was appointed as the new conductor of the orchestra in 1934. After Ahmet Adnan Saygun's illness Ernst Preatorius succeeded him in 1935. Preatorius held this position until his death in 1946. Hasan Ferit Alnar became the conductor of the orchestra and remained until 1957. In 1957 a law was passed changing the name of the orchestra to Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası ("The Presidential Symphony Orchestra"). As of 2015
378-798: The time, he was 17, having proved his superior musical skills, he came first in the national cello contest. He was given a place within BBC soloists in 2000. He won a special award at the International Young Concert Artists Contest organized in Leipzig , Germany in 2001. Benyamin Sonmez earned a special prize in the 2006 Adam International Cello Festival and Competition in New Zealand . Sönmez, receiving great attention and admiration at each country he visited, had
399-628: Was called Makam-i Hilafet Muzikasi ("The Caliph's Band"). After the foundation of the Turkish Republic , the state orchestra moved to the new capital Ankara on April 27, 1924, upon the orders of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , founding president of the Republic of Turkey. Upon moving to Ankara, the Musiki Muallim Mektebi (Music Teacher's School) was also formed (in 1924) with the efforts of Zeki Üngör . This school later became
420-428: Was living in istanbul, Turkey. His repertoire included modern composers including Dmitri Shostakovich , Alfred Schnittke , Giya Kancheli , Sofia Gubaidulina , Ástor Piazzolla and Zoltán Kodály as well as the composers of Baroque and other eras. He played an 18th-century Matteo Goffriller cello from Venice , Italy. Sönmez died on December 1, 2011, at the age of 28, after a heart attack in Ankara. Following
441-852: Was three years old, the family with two boys returned home. Benyamin spent his childhood in Akşehir , a town in Konya Province , where the alleged tomb of Nasreddin Hoca is located. During his primary school years, he contributed to family's budget by selling food and drinks at street. Benyamin Sönmez grew up in a family that performed music altogether at home. As his father played tambur and his mother sang, his elder brother Mehmet and he accompanied their parents by playing kanun and darbuka . He remembers that his childhood toys were musical instruments like kanun, oud , cümbüş , electronic organ , darbuka, tambur, saz, ney as well as guitar . His father,
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