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Şirin Pancaroğlu

Şirin Pancaroğlu
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Şirin Pancaroğlu.
Born 1968 (age 48–49)
Ankara, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Education
Known for Harpist

Şirin Pancaroğlu (born 1968) is a Turkish harpist.

She performs both popular-folk and classical pieces. She has premiered pieces written for her by Gerardo Dirié, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Jeeyoung Kim, Ricardo Lorenz, Hasan Uçarsu and Meliha Doguduyal. In addition, she has been expanding her repertoire by transcribing for harp from an array of musical traditions. Over the years she has collaborated in chamber music with violinist Ignace Jang, violist Tatjana Masurenko, flutist Kornelia Brandkamp, harpist Tine Rehling and soprano Ayşe Sezerman, and recently with Israeli percussionist Yinon Muallem, creating an innovative repertoire and commissioning new music for these combinations.

Şirin Pancaroğlu started harp in Istanbul. She grew up in Turkey, Switzerland, Indonesia, and the US. She studied harp at the Geneva Conservatory with Catherine Eisenhoffer and received her Diploma in 1988. She completed her formal education studying with Susann McDonald at the Indiana University School of Music where she received a Master of Music degree in 1992.

She is married and has a son named Mengü, born in April 2007.

Pancaroğlu has performed at venues such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Wolf Trap in Virginia, in , Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul, Takemitsu Memorial Hall in Tokyo, the Kings Place in London, the Atatürk Cultural Center and the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul. She performed at all the major international festivals in her homeland (Istanbul International Music Festival, International Ankara Festival, Yapı Kredi Art Festival, International Eskişehir Festival, Izmir International Festival, International Mersin Music Festival), Imagine New Music Festival in US, Belgrade Harp Festival in Serbia, Festival de la Ciudad de México in Mexico City, the Berlioz Festival, the Chirens Chamber Music Festival, the Semaines Musicales de Villeveyrac and the Trièves Festival in France.


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