Alican Süner Official Website
Turkish concert violinist
Recording artist & educator
1. violinist, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Advisory Board Member, Istanbul Music Festival
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Some photos from my masterclasses at the Bilkent University in Ankara. I really enjoyed working with these really talented…
Together with my Hannover-born Turkish pianist friend Cem Yılmaz, we started a recording project of all Beethoven…
I’m happy to announce my second self-produced album, Complete Ysaÿe Sonatas. It has been recorded in the beautiful acoustics…
Violinist Alican Süner and pianist İris Şentürker perform the “Poème” by the Turkish composer Necil Kâzım Akses (1908-1999).
On March 16th, it was a big pleasure to perform Mozart's best-known work in the whole violin & viola duo repertoire…
On Feb 24th, our newly-formed piano trio featuring pianist İris Şentürker, cellist Çağ Erçağ, and myself, has made its very first…
It was a night of debuts: my first solo appearance with the Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the esteemed…
Our concert with the Karşıyaka Chamber Orchestra on December 25th was canceled by the municipality…
We joined Mrs. Karaman's show on Turkish State Radio with conductor Howard Griffiths.
Our first successful recording at Tonhalle Zürich with our brand new piano trio consisting of İris Şentürker, one of the most sought-after…
Had an amazing recording session with the amazing pianist Julian Trevelyan and our dear Howard Griffiths in Cardiff, UK. We did the…
I gave a short solo recital during a conference at the Palais de Rumine in Lausanne, Switzerland (where the Treaty of Lausanne…
Our newly formed piano trio, consisting of the renowned pianist İris Şentürker, Borusan Philharmonic solo cellist Çağ Erçağ and myself…
We had a great time in Istanbul teaching young talents at the masterclasses organized by Koosha Music Center…
Journalist Susanne Kübler interviewed us, together with my collagues from the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, oboist Isaac Duarte…
With my pianist İris Şentürker, we recorded Necil Kâzım Akses’ “Poém” as part of conductor Howard Griffiths’ Turkish Fives…
Together with my cellist colleague Mattia, we have recorded the following program at the Tonhalle Zürich: Bach Partita No. 2 for…
On July 1st, as we rounded the corner of summer, we gave a duo recital with my dear cellist Review: Duo Recital with Mattia Zappa…
Some impressions from my Brahms Concerto performance from May 12, 2023, accompanied by Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra…
I am honored to have been named Artistic Advisor to the Istanbul Int’l Music Festival, starting from October 2022.
Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation has awarded Alican “Aydın-Gün Prize”, which is given every year to a promising young…
In May 2015, I was awarded 1st Prize at the Max Rostal Competition. I was also awarded audience prize, as well as the prize by…
In May 2015, I won my first international awards at the Postacchini Competition in Fermo, Italy. I was also awarded the Medal of the…
Ever since the time when I began to mature in my artistic life, I have often thought about this question. Do performing artists reach…
Today I want to talk about your practice sessions. How do you practice the violin efficiently - or any instrument for that matter?
This Nürnberger bow is the first bow which I bought with my own money, back in 2018 - and it remains to be in my collection…
This was the very first bow that caught my interest when I began exploring the world of period bows. Weighing in at “just”…
It features a distinctive Cramer head, named after the esteemed German violinist Johann Wilhelm Cramer (1746-1799) from…
I acquired this bow in 2019 from Gregor Walbrodt in Berlin, the maker himself, just as I began my first position as concertmaster…
Around this time last year, I began to grow increasingly curious about playing on gut strings. I had always heard how colorful and…
In June 2022, I was preparing to travel to Istanbul for a performance at the Istanbul Music Festival. At the time, I was playing a beautiful…
This is my primary bow: a fine Franz Albert Nürnberger (Jr.), made around 1900-1905. It’s an octagonal stick crafted in the style of…
Since 2023, I’ve had the incredible privilege of playing a rare violin crafted by Gaetano Guadagnini (II), loaned to me by a private…
Wound gut strings: For the last half year, I've been using, almost exclusively, gut strings, both on my Guadagnini and modern…
I dedicated the last of my Ysaÿe recordings to the great Turkish violin virtuoso Ayla Erduran, who passed away a week ago…
One lesson I’ve learnt in the past couple years is that one cannot rush the process of becoming a better musician. As deeply related…
Some photos from my Mendelssohn E minor Violin Concerto with the State Symphony Orchestra of Antalya…