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Cem Duruöz performs at Carnegie Hall again .
Cem Duruöz will appear at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on May 4, 2008 in a recital of Turkish music, his arrangements of traditional music as well as new works by Turkish composers. Since his debut in 2004, Duruoz has been performing in four continents in recitals and as soloist with orchestras.
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Cem Duruöz performed with bandoneon master Raul Jaurena. Cem Duruöz performed with Raul Jaurena in Ankara Music Festival and in Istanbul. For an interview and snapshots click here or the image for the video. (In Turkish and Spanish) |
Cem Duruöz performs with bandoneon master Raul Jaurena and soprano Camille Zamora. Cem Duruöz 2006-2007 season performances brought him together with two fantastic musicians, Raul Jaurena and Camille Zamora. Duruoz has performed in two concerts "A Mediterranean Journey" with Camille Zamora in New York and Arizona. In late April and early May, he will give a series of tango concerts with legendary bandoneonist Raul Jaurena at the Ankara Festival and in Istanbul. For details please visit the concerts page. |
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Desde el Alma - Tango Classics available in the US! Cem Duruöz' new CD has been released in the US with a sold-out celebration event in Milford. The concert was the cover story on CT Post, and was featured on the Spanish newspaper Registro. The CD is now available at amazon.com and cdbaby.com as well as duruoz.com store. Listen to various tracks here. "His rich tone of execution is superbly captured on this high quality recording, as is the exactness of every note." - CCGS Newsletter. Read the full review... "There is no doubt Desde El Alma - Tango Classics, is a masterpiece" - Coco Trivisonno - Bandoneonist. |
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A potpourri of recent concerts:  |
Bosnia and Spain Performances Cem Duruöz has performed in Sarajevo at the Baščaršijske Noći, one of the most important music festivals in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The concert took place in the Bošnački Institut to a full house audience. Later he traveled to Burgos Spain to participate in the Semana Internacional Regino Sainz de la Maza, to play again to a full house audience and teach. |
Merkin Hall Performance Cem Duruöz has performed at Merkin Hall in New York on May 27, 2006 during the MayFest - Turkish Cultural Festival organized by the Moon and Stars Project. The concert featured Soprano Demetra George and pianist Richard Weiss in a program titled "A Mediterranean Journey", presenting the music of Turkey, Greece, Israel and Spain as well as tangos and Broadway favorites. |
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New publications Cem Duruöz' Marin Marais arrangements have been published by Productions d'Oz. The works have been recorded on his CD "Pièces de Viole". |
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A minor suite:  |
4 character pieces:  |
Cem Duruöz has performed in La Guitarra California Festival. The concert featured Coco Trivisonno, bandoneonist and included tangos for solo guitar, solo bandoneon and guitar and bandoneon. For details visit La Guitarra California web site. He also conducted a master-class the day before the concert |
Cem Duruöz has performed in Istanbul Music Festival. A celebration of Versailles concert featured works by Marais, Sainte Colombe and others with gambist John Dornenburg, and Harpsichordist Yuko Tanaka. One of the major music festivals in Europe, Istanbul Festival is organized by Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation once a year. For details visit their web site www.iksv.org |
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Cem Duruöz has performed at Carnegie Hall/Weill Recital Hall on April 12, 2004. "There were gorgeous moments of sudden quietude and serenity; Mr. Duruoz would tastefully wait for just the right moment to slow down the tempo, giving the music special cadential moments." -New York Concert Review For the full review featured in the Summer 2004 issue of New York Concert Review, please visit the concerts page. |
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A video of Duruöz' Aranjuez performance (4MB, non-streaming):  |
Cem Duruöz has performed Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Turkey. Under the baton of Maestro Michel Tabachnik, Duruöz performed the famous guitar concerto to a full house audience in Ankara and later in Denizli. The PSO Hall in Ankara seats about a thousand. For a broadband (DSL) video clip click on the picture to the left (Windows Media format, 4MBytes). |
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"Committed playing and devotion to beauty of sound and thought." - Paros Life, Greece |
"A sonority so pure and so clear; just like his last name." - The Republic (Cumhuriyet), Turkey |
Cem Duruöz' article about French Baroque Music and Marais, which appeared in Soundboard in 2003
An animation by Victor Ingrassia, with David Hahn's Shore Morning, recorded by
Cem Duruöz in his CD Contemporary Music for Guitar.
