- Filiz Ali
Filiz Ali (born in 1937,
Istanbul ) is a Turkishpianist and musicologist.She studied piano at the State Conservatory of Music in
Ankara . Graduating fromFerhunde Erkin 's class in 1958, she received a Fulbright scholarship to study in theUnited States . Ali completed her studies at theNew England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA, where she studied with David Barnett, and at theMannes College of Music inNew York withFrank Sheridan . She holds a degree in Advanced Musical Studies fromKing's College London .Filiz Ali was the head of the Musicology Department of
Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul between 1990 and 2005, also founder and director ofAyvalik International Music Academy since 1998. She produced music programmes for theTurkish Radio and Television Corporation from 1962 to 1995 and has been the regular music critique for major daily newspapers includingCumhuriyet ,Hürriyet ,Yeni Yuzyil andRadikal .She was the founding Artistic Director of the CRR Concert Hall in Istanbul between 1989 - 1992. Ali has been the Musical Advisor of the International
Eskişehir Festival since 1995.She is a member of Balkan Music Forum, Turkish representative of the
International Music Council andEuropean Music Council .She is the author of seven books on music and musicians.
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