Hakan Kilman

The artist continues to pursue a career in music by delivering national and international concert performances in many music genres including Orchestra music, Classical Music, Solo Trombone, Trombone & Piano Duo, Chamber Music, Baroque, Jazz, Big-Band, Middle Eastern Music (Microtonal), Turkish Classical Music, Latin Music, Funk Music, Soul and Pop Music. The artist holds a doctoral degree and has an exceptional academic background and extensive experience as an instructor in conservatories and music schools. His concert and festival appearances include Brahms Festival, Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, Mozart Festival, Heidelberg Chamber Music Festival, Heidelberg Opera Festival, Habsburg Palace, Indiana University Summer Festival, Recitals at New York and Cincinnati Universities, Live Radio recording sessions in Houston National Radio and Oklahoma City, Akbank Jazz Festival, Izmir Jazz Festival, Ankara Jazz Festival, Istanbul Jazz Festival, Hisar Open Air Theatre, Rock & Coke Music Festival, One Love Music Festival and Solo recitals and social charity concerts. His performances with some of the most important figures in Trombone and Brass circle such as Christian Lindberg, Michel Becquet, Branimir Slokar, Enrique Crespo, Peter Ellefson, Dee Steward, Dave Taylor, Jeff Nelson, Steven Burns, Matthias Höfs, Anthony Plog, Daniel Perantoni, Walter Hilgers, Edmund Cord, Ehrhard Wetz, Gunter Betz has helped the virtuoso artist, who has an influencing emotional ability, succeed in the international music arena and achieve a high level of maturity and mastery. His competition experience and achievements include Brass Instruments Competition of Germany (Finalist), DAAD education scholarship, Merit Awards in the United States and Lions Club Education Award. Having cleverly and didactically examined the available trombone literature the artist is able to deliver a strong presentation in his concert performances. His mastery of the Alto Trombone and Suckbut proves a high level of musical maturity both as a performer and arbitrator in Baroque and Renaissance music. His performances with major ensembles such as `Chicago Modern Music Ensemble`, `Ligethi Ensemble` and `Hols Sinfonietta` is a testimony to his extensive experience in modern music. Also a Brass chamber musician the artist has assumed an important role in chamber music studies with widely acknowledged ensembles such as `German Brass`, `Canadian Brass`, `St. Louis Brass` and has held concerts with important chamber music ensembles including `Synergy Brass`, `Mannheimer Blech`, `Indiana University Brass Quintet`, `Nefiri Trombone Quartet`, `Verbier Trombone Quartet`. The artist also had the opportunity to work with leading figures in jazz music such as "Jiggs Wigham" "Steve Ture" "Dominic Spera” "Brent Wallarab” "David Baker” "Jim Snidero” "Lyle Mays", and performed in the orchestra of world star artists including Elton John, Sarah Brightman, Hugh Jackman, Jose Carreras and Preservation Hall Band. Hakan Kilman’s some of CD and DVD works include (“Architekturen aus Deutschland - Eine Erfolgsstory!” Frank MARTIN “Ballad”) (Schubert “Arpeggione" “Dance with the moon” Eine Produktion der Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln) DVD Projects and (“Brass Promenade” Lübeck Grand Brass Ensemble) (Bora Uzer “B1”) (İlhan Şeşen “GEL”) (Ayse Ozyilmazel “Hani” Single)(Ayhan Sicimoğlu “RENKLER”) CD Projects. The artist holds academic degrees in music granted by acknowledged schools such as Indiana University `Jacob School of Music`, `Mannheim Musikhochschule` and `Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory`. His compositions include a musical score for a play called `As you like` staged by Istanbul State Theatre in the 2010-2011 season.