Cellist Erdem

Mr.Akça, who was born in 1985, started his musical education as a young artist in year 2000 at age 15 within Ankara High School of fine Arts. Within that school he worked on Cello with Ms.Filiz Karapanahı, and on harmony and form with Mr.Güneş Apaydın. He also worked privately with Mr.Tufan Tolga on improving his skills on Cello. In year 2003, he received Honorable Mention during the B .I.M. International Festival organized in Poland-Bydgoszcz together with a Strings Quartet. He performed the world premiere of Mr.Süleyman Tarman’s Farewell Suite together with the AGSL Orchestra. Mr.Akça has been elected to the BSc. Program of Hacettepe University, Ankara Conservatory in 2005 and continued his studies on Cello under supervision of Professor Ali Doğan and Asc.Professor Sinan Dizmen. The artist has been elected for the National Youth Symphonical Orchestra in 2007 and successfully performed in concerts in Berlin and Dortmund Konzerthaus as a group conductor. Mr.Akça joined the World Youth Symphonical Orchestra in 2008 and performed in concerts in Italy and Czech Republic. During this period, the young artist joined to Artists’ Ankapella group in order to add multiple skills to his curriculum and enhance his art.Within this group, which was formed by Ahter Destan, he performed in concerts in Spain and France. Mr.Akça was elected as a soloist to join Hacettepe Academical Symphonical Orchestra upon rigorous examination in year 2008 and performed E.Elgar’s Op.85 E minor Cello Concerto under conductor Mr.Oğuzhan Kavruk. In 2009, while being within the last year of his BSc. Program, Mr.Akça was elected to Antalya Government Symphonical Orchestra upon an examination held by Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Within 2011, upon request and invitation of Mr.Alexander Rudin, he enrolled to MSc. Program of Yaşar Üniversity on String Instruments-Cello, under full sponsorship. His skills have been highly commented by Mr.Alexander Rudin during his studies. Mr Akça had the opportunity to work with prestigious artists like Mr.Peter BRUNS, Mr.Efe BALTACIGİL, Mr.Rafael WALLFISCH, Mr.Massimo MACRI, Mr.Çağ ERÇAĞ and Mr.Young CHANG CHO during his MSc.studies and performed with Antalya Government Symphonical, Hacettepe Academical Symphonical, Çukurova Government Symphonical, and Başkent Chamber Orchestras. Today, Mr.Akça continues his studies on recitals, chamber music and soloist performances in addition to his performance as a member of Antalya Government Symphonical Orchestra.