Education
Emre Elivar began his studies and graduated from State Conservatoire in Ankara.
Emre Elivar began his studies and graduated from State Conservatoire in Ankara.
The German Academic Exchange Service scholarship made his further education and specialization at music academies “Carl Maria von Weber“ Dresden and “Hanns Eisler“ Berlin possible, at latter he obtained his master"s degree and title “Konzertpianist”. Among his concerts in international arena the most important recitals are surely the first performance of Well Tempered Clavier 1 by J. South. Bach in complete in Turkey during the Istanbul International Music Festival in 2005, the “Great Variations” in 2008 again for the Istanbul International Music Festival with works by F. Mendelssohn (Variations Sérieuses op 54), J. Brahms (both books of Paganini-Variations op 35) and L. v. Beethoven (Diabelli-Variations op 120), and his United States of America debut in Washington District of Columbia in 2009, organized by “Embassy Series”, dedicated to rarely performed works by R. Schumann and F. Chopin.
In one of his recent concerts the artist bewitched a highly expert audience in Istanbul by works of Shostakovich (Aphorisms op 13 and the 2nd Sonata op 61) and Prokofjew (Visions Fugitives op 22, Sarcasms op 17, and the 2nd Sonata op 14).
As soloist he performed with orchestras such as Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Dortmunder Philharmoniker, Staatsorchester Kassel, Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra et cetera Along with his Bremer recording of the French Suite Number.
3 BWV 817 by J. South. Bach and the Concerto Number. 1 by F. Liszt, the artist also recorded important works of several Turkish composers and recently as a double album the Three Last Sonatas opp.
109, 110, 111 and the Diabelli - Variations, operation
120 by L. v. Beethoven. His new Civil Defense recently released by Sony BMG with works by F. Schubert (Three Piano Pieces Doctorate 946) and R. Schumann (Symphonic Etudes op 13) earned great reviews internationally. Emre Elivar lives and works in Berlin.
The highlight for the season 2009/2010 was definitely his concert in June 2010, totally dedicated to R. Schumann containing both his sonatas, broadcast live to honor Schumann’s 200th birthday by 50 members of EBU (European Broadcast Union).