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Ilsu GÜRESÇI

CELLO

She was born in 1992 in Bursa, Turkey. She started her first musical training at the age of 12 and became the student of Ozgur Elgun in Uludag University State Conservatory in Bursa.
In 2007, she passed to Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory and became Nuray Esen's student for 2 years, then Kerem Aykal's student. In 2012-2013 academic year, she studied with M° Serafin at ‘G. Tartini‘ Conservatory in Trieste (Italy), as an Erasmus Student. 
She entered to "Edirne International Chamber Music Competition" in 2011 and "L. Caraian Cello Competition" in Trieste in 2013: in both competitions she received 'Mention Award' . 
She attended to Masterclasses with Christoph Richter, Henry Varema, Maria Kliegel and Silvia Chiesa.
She actually participated in many orchestras such as Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra, Ankara Youth Symphony Orchestra, Hacettepe Academic Symphony Orchestra, Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra, Turkish National Youth Orchestra and gave many concerts, records in different countries like Turkey, France, Greece, Russia, Austria, Italy and Slovenia and she joined International Youth Orchestras Festival in France in 2012.
In 2014 she graduated from Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory as a ‘High Honour Student’ and has been admitted to Conservatory of music “G. Tartini” Trieste in Italy as a master student in the class of M°Pietro Serafin.
In 2017 she got the Master Level in cello with highest honors at the "G. Tartini" Conservatory of Trieste, in the class of M° Serafin.
She is a member of the Chagall Quartet. With this group she got many prizes, including in particular the First Prize at the 30th "Lilian Caraian Competition" (Italy), the Bronze Award at the "8th Svirél International Music Competition" (Slovenia) and finalist certificate at the "Cameristi dell'Alpe Aria" International Competition (Italy), and has several concerts to their name, in important festivals.

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