BADE DAŞTAN

Born in Ankara, in 2007. She started playing violin at the age of 5 at Bilkent Music School, with Vseslava Kudinova for 2 years and then with Muhammedjan Turdiev for 4 years. Since 2018, she has been studying with Prof. Leonid Kerbel, at Musica Mundi School – Brussels.

Despite her young age, she performed in many important events so far. 

At the age of 9 she gave a 50 minutes recital in “Stars Shining in Milli Reasürans-Istanbul” series, and another one at the Talents-Izmir” concert series. In 2017, she performed first movement of Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Bilkent Symphony Orchestra.

At the age of 10, she performed the entire Mendelssohn Violin Concerto as a soloist with the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality Symphony Orchestra under the button of Ender Sakpınar for the Republic Day special concert.

In the following years, she had chance to play with Eurasian Philharmonic Orchestra, Karşıyaka Municipality Chamber Orchestra, Musica Mundi Orchestra and Izmir State Symphony Orchestra.

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto as a soloist with the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality. She also participated in many international competitions and achieved important degress, the most important of which were second prize in 24. Andrea Postacchini (2017) – Italy, first prize in Pancho

Vladigerov competetion – Bulgaria (2017), first prize in International Competition Young Virtuosos – Bulgaria (2017), and first prize in International Grumiaux Competition for Young Violinists – Belgium (2016).

Through masterclasses and workshops, she had the opportunity to work with important artists and professors such as Itzhak Rashkovksy, Ani Schnarch, Cihat Aşkın, Igor Tkacthuk, Alexander Vinnitski, Boris Kuschnir, Mincho Minchev, Alexandra Soumm and Maxim Vengerov. Apart from these, she regularly takes part in various concerts with many chamber music groups as a part of her music education.

She has a large repertoire including Beethoven Violin Concerto, Saint Saens Violin Concerto No.3, Mendelssohn E-minor Violin Concerto, Wieniawski Violin Concerto No.2, Bruch Violin Concerto No.1, Saint Saens Violin Concerto No.3, Vieuxtemps Violin Concerto No.5 and Lalo Symphonie.

Bade continues her music education thanks to “Deniz Kocaoglu Scholarship Fund” under the scope of CEV Sanat-Turkey.