A young talent shining through his violin

Istanbul's Cemal Re?it Rey Concert (CRR) Hall will host a very special classical music feast with the brilliant Turkish Y?ld?zlar Toplulu?u Orchestra tonight. 

The orchestra, which is made up of international Turkish stars who are taking their musical education abroad in the footsteps of acclaimed composers such as Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Ulvi Cemal Erkin, Cemal Re?it Rey, Hasan Ferit Alnar, Necil Kaz?m Akses, will shine through under the baton of acclaimed conductor Gürer Aykal. Also, Emre Engin on violin and Can Çakmur on piano will play works by Mozart. 

Young violinist Engin started playing violin at the the Uluda? University State Conservatory and finished his bachelor of music with a "First Class" diploma at the Royal College of Music, where he studied with Prof. Itzhak Rashkovsky. 

Pursuing his master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music with Maestro Pinchas Zukerman and Patty Kopec with a full scholarship, he is now a violinist on an international level. He considers playing Mozart much harder than playing works of Paganini, yet he is to perform Mozart. 

Engin thinks that Mozart was a composer made up of passion and love.  

Luckily, I had a chance to ask him a few questions just before his performance with Turkish Y?ld?zlar Toplulu?u Orchestra. 

 
As a young talented violinist, you say Bach inspires you a lot, but when it comes to today's scene, which composers inspire you too?

Unfortunately, I have no time to get into today's scene but of course there are some composers who are still alive and I'm listening to (and) admiring. John Adams, Essa Pekka Salonen and John Corigliano are the few that I really love from the scene. But if you ask what nourishes my music, I still can't give up on Bach....