Trio Bel Canto
Öncü Uçar, flute
Yağızcan Keskin, clarinet
İlter Vurucu, piano
bel canto (it) : means "beautiful song, beautiful singing." It is a style of singing based on vocal display and agility of the Italian opera.
Trio Bel Canto is a musical ensemble consisting of instructors from Ankara Music and Fine Arts University. Its members, Öncü Uçar, Yağızcan Keskin, and İlter Vurucu, have stood out for years not only as educators but also with their careers as soloists and orchestral musicians.
The greatest inspiration and a significant portion of the repertoire of Trio Bel Canto come from works written for flute, clarinet, piano, and various combinations of these instruments over different operas by various composers. As a result of this collaboration, audiences will have the opportunity to hear the beautiful melodies of operas played by these instruments, experiencing famous tunes adorned with the bright timbre of flute, clarinet, and piano.
The concert program features carefully prepared pieces, either originally written for or later arranged for flute, clarinet, and piano by different composers, drawing special inspiration from the 19th century Italian opera.
Repertoire
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Aria “Parto, ma tu ben mio” from the opera La clemenza di Tito, K. 621
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Two Songs for Viola, Voice, and Piano, Op. 91
Gestillte Sehnsucht
Geistliches Wiegenlied
Filippo Bruno
Variations on Gaetano Donizetti's Opera Poliuto
Karl & Franz Doppler (1825-1900) (1821-1883)
Fantasy on Verdi's Rigoletto, Op. 38
Karl Doppler (1825-1900)
Andante and Rondo
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Tarantelle, Op. 6
Öncü Uçar
flute
Öncü Uçar, who won first prizes in the second national “Cahit Koparal” Flute Competition in 2009 and the 1st International Marsyas Flute Competition in 2010, took part as a flutist in the “Plathner's Eleven” chamber music concert series, artistically directed by Gintaras Janusevicus, and in the Pro Artibus Hannover chamber orchestra, conducted by Hans-Christian Euler, in addition to his teaching experiences accompanying his education in Germany between 2009 and 2013.
In addition to his teaching duties at Yaşar University Department of Music and Performing Arts, Öncü Uçar is frequently invited to play in many orchestras in Turkey, especially the Yaşar University Symphony Orchestra and the Olten Philharmonic Orchestra as the flute group conductor. He completed his Proficiency in Arts studies at DEÜ State Conservatory in 2021. In 2018, he was awarded the second prize with Ensemble Musica Aura, of which he is a founding member, in the second Eğirdir Chamber Music Competition.
İlter Vurucu
piano
He was born in Adana in 1987. He started piano lessons at the age of 8 and also attended the TRT Polyphonic Children's Choir for three years.
In 1999, he passed the entrance exam of H.Ü. Ankara State Conservatory and was accepted to the piano department and became a student of Oya Ünler. During his years at the conservatory, he also attended the master classes of Balazs Szokolay in Balassagyarmat, Jerome Rose in Salzburg, Oxana Yablonskaya and Özgür Aydın in Ankara. He came first in the Yamaha Scholarship Award competition held in Ankara.In November 2007, he took part in the "Young Talents" concert at the "8th International Antalya Piano Festival". He graduated from H.Ü. Ankara State Conservatory piano department in June 2008.
In 2009, he became a student of Christopher Oakden by passing the entrance exam of Hannover Music School in Hannover, Germany, with first place. He graduated from the piano department of Hannover Music School in 2011.
In April 2012, she received the second place and best compulsory piece interpretation awards at the Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory 1st National Piano Competition.
Vurucu, who took part as a soloist in the Hungary tour with the Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra conducted by Burak Tüzün in April 2013, performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jose Miguel RODILLA in March 2014.
İlter Vurucu, who won the third prize in the 2nd Istanbul Orchestra'Sion International Piano Competition in November 2015 and the first prize in the 1st Bursa International Nilüfer Piano Competition in December 2016, continues to give concerts in Turkey and abroad and continues his studies with Oya Ünler in the Proficiency in Arts class.