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Today we’d like to introduce you to Ceren Su Sahin
Hi Ceren Su, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I was born and raised in Türkiye, where I started studying piano at the age of 4. I decided to pursue piano as my career in middle school and began my studies at the Bilkent University Preparatory School of Music. I continued my education at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, earning my first bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance. As part of my studies, I spent a year as an Erasmus exchange student at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Poland. After moving to the United States in 2015, I earned a second bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from Florida Gulf Coast University, followed by a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Piano Performance & Pedagogy at the University of Michigan.
During my studies, I received several performance prizes in Türkiye and Europe, including 1st Prize at the 3rd Mozart International Piano Competition in Rome and 3rd Prize at both the Young Talents 2012 Piano Competition and the 2nd Sergey Rachmaninov Piano Competition. I also received 3rd Prize and the Best Cemal Reşit Rey Interpretation Prize at the 1st National Vedat Kosal Piano Competition. I have participated in numerous masterclasses and festivals across Türkiye and Europe, studying with world-renowned pianists, and I’ve had the privilege of performing with orchestras like the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, the Mimar Sinan State Symphony Orchestra, and the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra.