STARS OF TOMORROW
CONCERT III
Zeynep Duru Güleç – Works by Turkish and International Composers of the 20th Century
Teodora Cotuna Rizea – From Sonatas to Symphonies for Solo Harp
Zeynep Duru Güleç – Works by Turkish and International Composers of the 20th Century
1. Michael Mauldin (*1947) – Birds in Winter : Six Preludes for Harp
2. Albert Roussel (1869-1937) – Impromptu
3. Hasan Uçarsu (*1965) – Blue Moon is Grey, Yellow Wall is Night
4. Şirin Pancaroğlu (*1968) – İntisab
5. Carlos Salzedo (1885-1961) – Whirlwind
Teodora Cotuna Rizea – From Sonatas to Symphonies for Solo Harp
1. Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) – Sonata in F minor, K.466
2. Gabriel Fauré (1854-1924) – Impromptu, Op.86
3. André Caplet (1878-1925) – Divertissement à l’espagnole
4. Henriette Renié (1875-1956) – Pièce Symphonique – En trois épisodes (1907)
Zeynep Duru Güleç
Zeynep Duru Güleç, who was born in Izmir in 2008, started her harp education with Şirin Pancaroğlu in the Harp Department of DEU State Conservatory in 2018. Zeynep, who continued her education with Cansu Çine in 2020, has been working with Gözde Ece Yavaş Öztürk since 2022.
Until today, she has participated in the masterclasses of Anne Sophie Bertnard, Sioned Williams, Joel Von Lerber, Alexander Boldachev, Imogen Barford, Mara Galassi, Florence Sitruk, Dalibor Bernatovic, Deniz Esen, Pınar Sivritepe, Anastasia Razvalyaeva, Engin Kansu, Yegane Tapdiqova and Meriç Dönük. He worked with Marton Borsanyi in Baroque Workshops, Ann Rodiger in Alexander Technique Workshops and Çağatay Akyol in solo arp masterclass at the 2023 Klasik Keyier Music Festival. Within the scope of the ARP (Artistic Rediscovery Program) organized by Merve Kocabeyler in 2022 and 2024, Merve Kocabeyler participated in the masterclass of Bahar Göksu and Veronika Lemishenko. She attended the Symphonic Timbles Orchestra Academy (S.T.O.A) held in Şirince between June 26 and July 2. Between July 29 and August 4, she participated in the masterclass of Marie-Pierre Langlamet within the scope of 67ème Académie Internationale d’Eté de Nice. Between 14-19 January 2025, 2. Ceren Necipoğlu participated in the orchestral masterclass of Sioned Willaims and the Alexander Technique Workshop of Imogen Barford within the scope of the International Arp Festival.
She held her rst solo recital at the Saint Vukolos Church in Izmir on March 21, 2023. Zeynep, who gave a solo recital at Hikmet Şimşek Art Center on November 29, 2023, also took part in the recitals of Dokuz Eylül University State Conservatory. She was one of the 19 musicians who gave a concert at the “Youth Stage is Yours” event held at the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center. On December 23, 2023, 1. She received an invitation to perform at the International Mythology Film Festival before the award ceremony. She gave a concert at Han505 on January 13, 2024. She gave a recital at the Olten Concert House on April 15, 2024. On May 23, 2024, she performed a solo recital in the Church of St. Helen. She performed a Double Bass-Arp Recital at Olten Concert House on June 11, 2024. On June 25, she held a solo recital at Kuşadası Municipality İbramaki Art Gallery. She received an invitation to give a recital at the Izmir İnciraltı Ship Museum in 2024 on October 29, Republic Day. She performed a solo recital at Han505 on January 8, 2025.
Zeynep won the 1st in the Performing Section Harp D category at the Music And Stars Awards, an international online competition, in June 2022, and won the Gold Star award. She was awarded the Gold Medal in the C category and the “Jury’s Best Performed Obligated Composition” award in the 6th International Competition of The Slovenian Harp Association competition held in Slovenia between March 31 and April 02, 2023. She won the 1st place in the D category at the Royal Maas Competition on October 27, 2023. Between 14-19 January 2025, in the 2. Ceren Necipoğlu International Harp Competition, she was awarded the 2nd prize. Zeynep, continues her studies Dokuz Eylül University Arp Department 11.th grade with Gözde Ece Yavaş Öztürk.
Teodora Cotuna Rizea
Teodora Cotuna Rizea was born in Spain in 2004. She began playing the harp at the age of six and studied with Ana Martínez Cano at the Professional Conservatory of Music in Valencia. Upon completing her studies, she was awarded Professional Prizes in Harp and Chamber Music, as well as the prestigious Ricardo Callejo Scholarship.
From 2020 to 2022, she continued her education under the guidance of harpists Gabriella Dall’Olio and Tiziana Tagliani.
Teodora has received numerous awards at national and international competitions, including the International Harp Contest “Suoni d’Arpa” (Italy), the International Music Competition “Petar Konjovic” (Serbia), the “ArpaPlus” Competition (Spain), and the International Competition for Young Performers “Ciutat de Llíria” (Spain).
She has taken masterclasses with renowned harpists such as Anneleen Lenaerts, Cristina Montes, Park Stickney, and Sylvain Blassel, and has participated in prestigious festivals including MusicAlp (France) and the Académie Musicale de Gargilesse ‘Pierre Jamet’.
Between 2018 and 2020, Teodora was a member of the Madrid Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Proyecto Talentos’ program, regularly performing at the National Auditorium of Spain in both chamber and orchestral ensembles.
She is currently completing her Bachelor’s degree under Letizia Belmondo at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne. Since 2019, she has also served as principal harpist of the Youth Orchestra of Valencia (JOGV) and actively participates in various orchestral projects in both Spain and Switzerland.
Most recently, Teodora won First Prize at the Ceren Necipoglu Istanbul International Harp Festival in Turkey. Later this year, she will perform at the Guildhall Summer Harp Festival and the Sioned Williams Harp Studio in London, as well as at the Borusan Music House in Istanbul.
