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Claude Debussy and Impressionism
Music and Literature hosts pianist Prof. Metin Ülkü from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University, this month, with a presentation on "The Impact of Impressionist Art and Literature on Claude Debussy’s Music." The lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, March 15, at 6:30 p.m.
Claude Debussy, one of the main exponents of Impressionism in music, was in undeniably close interaction with his period’s impressionist art and literature. This lecture explores how this interaction shaped Debussy’s music and aesthetics. Following the talk, Metin Ülkü will perform a solo piano piece by Debussy.
 Prof. Metin Ülkü was born in Ankara in 1962. He entered the Piano Department at the Istanbul State Conservatory in 1972, also took up composition in 1978, and graduated in 1981. In 1984, he won second prize in piano at the 4th Music Competition organized in Istanbul and received the prize for best interpreter of a Turkish composer. The same year, he was awarded with a "Diplôme de Virtuosité" at the Conservatory of Lausanne. In 1985, he returned to Istanbul to continue his training and obtained an MA in music from the State Conservatory at Mimar Sinan University, in 1988. He was made associate professor in 1993 and full professor in 2002. He has participated in the 1996 and 1997 seasons of the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra that organizes sessions in Aix-en-Provence, to promote cultural and artistic exchanges, stimulate musical training, and open career prospects for young artists between countries of the Mediterranean Basin. Since 1986, he has been serving on the faculty of the State Conservatory at Mimar Sinan University.
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Voyvoda Street Lectures
Music and Literature
Prof. Metin Ülkü
Claude Debussy and Impressionism
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Free admission
The Ottoman Bank Museum
Bankalar (Voyvoda) Caddesi 35/37
(0212) 334 22 70
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