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İdil Biret, Turkish pianist ,was 15 years old
when she finished the Paris National
Conservatory in first place. Since the age of 16
she has appeared on numerous world stages.
She played with famous directors at concerts
covering 5 continents; participated in many
festivals. Her albums won many critics’
admiration and led the artist to be described as
"one of the leading piano masters of our time".
Idil Biret’s life, bearing the title of the world’s
largest repertoire pianist, was compiled by a
French author. In 2007, it was translated into
Turkish with the name of ‘A Turkish Pianist on
World Stages: Idil Biret’.
İDİL
BİRET
Famous
Mus c ans
BARIŞ MANÇO
Singer, composer, movie actor, TV producer, TV
celebrity. Born in Istanbul on January 2nd, 1943.
Married to Lale, and father of two sons: Dogukan and
Batikan.After high school education in Galatasaray
Lisesi, Turkey, he graduated from "L'Académie Royale
des Beaux Arts de Liège" in Belgium in 1969.He wrote,
composed and performed more than 200 songs. A
large number of these songs were translated into
Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian, Arabic, Persian, Kurdish
and re-recorded by local artists. 12 of his albums were
crowned gold and 1 platinum.He died unexpectedly on
31st January 1999, from a heart attack. His funeral
service was held on the 3rd of February 1999 at the
Ataturk State Theater in Istanbul and huge masses of
people gathered along his last trip to the mosque of
Levent, after which Baris Manco was Laid to rest.
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