Ayşegül Abadan (21 June 1980,
Ankara
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; 20 January 2022,
Istanbul
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) was a Turkish
pianist
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.
Biography
Ayşegül Abadan was born in
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
in 1980. She is the daughter of musician
OÄŸuz Abadan
OÄŸuz Abadan (born 12 June 1950) is a Turkish musician born in Ankara. His music life began when he started playing the mandolin during his primary school years. At the age of twelve, he started to learn how to play the guitar. After playing alo ...
.
She moved to Istanbul with her family when one year old. Her musical life began when she started playing the piano during her primary school years. Ayşegül recorded the sound for some albums while 9 years old. She sang more songs for TV shows and did vocals for some TV serials. After graduating as a pianist from the musical department of
Istanbul
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High School for Fine Arts, she continued her education in the Piano Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design in
Yıldız Technical University
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.
In 2010, she founded her own music school: ''Aysegul Abadan Music & Art Office''. There, she offers piano instruction.
She succumbed to brain cancer in 2019 and died on 20 January 2022 in Istanbul. Her body was buried in the Habibler Plateau Cemetery.
Career
As Teacher
2016/2022 OÄŸuz Abadan Mtsm ''(Director)''
2010/2016 Aysegul Abadan Music & Art Office ''(As Founder)''
2007/2010 Yamaha Music School Turkey - ''(JMC Programme)''
2007/2008 Doga College ''(Choir & piano)''
2006/2007 Moda Academy ''(Piano)''
2004/2006 Mini Pati Pedagogic Dance & Kids Art House ''(Piano)''
2000/2001 Sehit Er Ersin Günes Primary School
1999/2000 Popart Art Center ''(Piano-Ankara)''
1998/1999 Oguz Abadan Guzel Sanatlar Merkezi ''(Piano)''
1997/1998 Jazz-Stop Müzik Atelier ''(Piano)''
As Pianist
2009 Musical "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" (''Korepetitor & Pianist'')
2008 Swiss Hotel Istanbul (''Pianist'')
2007
OÄŸuz Abadan
OÄŸuz Abadan (born 12 June 1950) is a Turkish musician born in Ankara. His music life began when he started playing the mandolin during his primary school years. At the age of twelve, he started to learn how to play the guitar. After playing alo ...
Project (''Pianist'')
2007
Çırağan Palace
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The Sultan Suite, billed at pe ...
/Gazebo
2006/2007 Sürmeli Otel
2005/2006 Ramada Plaza
2006 12. International Istanbul Barok Festival (''Piano, Klavsen'')
2004
Zerrin Özer
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Band (''Back vocal'')
2004 MSU Tango Show (''Piyano'')
2002 Robert College Local, Bizim Tepe Organisations (''Keyboard'')
2001 Harun Kolçak-Bendeniz, Anatolian Concerts (''Keyboard'')
2001
OÄŸuz Abadan
OÄŸuz Abadan (born 12 June 1950) is a Turkish musician born in Ankara. His music life began when he started playing the mandolin during his primary school years. At the age of twelve, he started to learn how to play the guitar. After playing alo ...
Orchestra (by Zerrin Özer) (''Keyboard'')
2000 Popsav Orchestra (''Keyboard'')
1995 KASDAV (Kadıköy Bel. Sag. Ve Sos. Dayanışma Vakfı) Music Contest Concert (''Piano'')
Albums
Ayşegül Abadan recorded three albums so far.
* ''Ayşegül'ün Doğumgünü'' ''The Birthday Of Ayşegül''
* ''Ayşegül Tatilde'' ''Ayşegül In Holliday''
* ''Ayşegül ve Yağız - Kırmızı Şemsiye'' ''The Red Umbrella''
References
TTnet
1980 births
2022 deaths
Musicians from Ankara
21st-century Turkish women pianists
21st-century Turkish pianists
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