Benan Ayvaz

I would like to present my musical knowledge with 18 years’ experience. I’m a professional cellist and also an orchestra and chamber musician, as well as a cello teacher.

I had the opportunity to a masterclass of world-famous musicians such as Alexander Rudin, Peter Bruns, Umberto Clerici, and Jiri Barta.

I’m the Director of a Music Company in the UK since 2019. It’s the name of ”Coda Lykia Music and Performing Arts”

I teach all levels and ages.

Music Qualifications & Achievements:

EDUCATION

• 2001-2010 Antalya State Conservatory
• 2010-2015 Anadolu University School of Music and Drama – Cello Teacher; Yury Semenov

PERFORMER

• 2006 Solo performance was in 2006 with Antalya State Symphony Orchestra.
• 2006-2009 I played with Dogus Children’s Symphony Orchestra in Germany, Switzerland, and Turkey. The orchestra played in Turkish Presidential Palace during Queen Elizabeth II’s visitto Turkey in 2008.
• 2011 Izmir Youth Symphony Orchestra, Turkish Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
• 2012 Chamber Music Festival in Lithuania.
• 2013 Anatolia Symphony Orchestra
• 2017 Çukurova Symphony Orchestra
• 2018 Antalya State Symphony Orchestra

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2012-2014 Eskisehir Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters
• 2015-2018 Mugla Metropolitan Municipality Orchestra ( Principal Cellist)
• 2019- Director of Coda Lykia Music and Performing Arts limited company.