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6. Ayvalık International Music Academy took place between 8-17 September 2003 at Boyner family's beautiful estate near the seaside on Cunda Island, and Melin family's historical mansion in the old town of Ayvalık.

In Boyner estate Lukas and Anja David (violin & piano), Tatjana Masurenko (viola), Vieri Bottazzini (flute) and Julian Milkis (clarinet) held their master classes. Cello Professor Peter Bruns resided and taught at the Melin House in Ayvalık.

This year 35 students from Edirne, İstanbul, Ankara, Konya, İzmir, Dresden, Graz and Detmold conservatories and music schools have attended AIMA.

There were 15 violin students. This was a record number since 1998. Aslı Özbayrak Çivicioğlu from Mimar Sinan University assisted Prof. Lukas David who conducted the masterclass non- stop from early morning until nearly sundown.



Many of the students like Mehmet Yasemin, Melikcan Zaman, Belma Tahan, Zeynep Paftalı, Doğukan Çokşeker, Ali Başeğmezler, Beril Sim Sun, Melisa Uzunarslan, the twins Seda & Eda Aslanoğlu, Aslıhan And and Mehmet Ali Yücel were veteran AIMA students.

Ayvalık Classical Music Association gave its traditional AIMA garden party at Ms. Evin Doğukan's residence in the fashionable Çamlık district. Professors and the students of AIMA were invited alongside with the prominent music loving citizens of Ayvalık.

Sixth AIMA concert took place on 16 September 2003 at the Alibey/Cunda Cultural Center. The highlights of the concert were the outstanding performances of the very talented young musicians and their teachers.
Peter Bruns performed Wagenseil's Sonata for 6 Celli with all of his students. Lukas David played one movement of Prokofieff's Sonata for two Violins with his young student İmge Tilif.
Vieri Bottazzini performed Morlacchi's The Swiss Shepard and dazzled the audience with his virtuosity.
The concert was concluded with Mozart's Kegelstaatt Trio, performed by Tatjana Masurenko (viola), Julian Milkis (clarinet) and Anja David (piano).

The joint cocert of the AIMA students and teachers has become a tradition since 1998. This year it will be held on 16th September 2003 in Cunda/Alibey Island Cultural Center.

6th Ayvalik International Music Academy
8-17 September 2003
Lukas David, Violin
Tatjana Masurenko, Viola
Peter Bruns, Cello
Julian Milkis, Clarinet
Vieri Bottazzini, Flute

AIMA celebrated its 5th anniversary in 2002. Thirty two students have attended the master classes between September 10-20. Six cello students studied with Prof. Peter Bruns, eight viola students studied with Prof. Tatjana Masurenko, seven flute students studied with Prof Vieri Bottazzini and no less then thirteen violin students studied with Prof. Lukas David and Çigdem Yonat-Iyicil.

There were two violin students from Greece (Appollon Gramatikopoulos and Demostenis Katzanis), a viola student from Germany (Milena Bender) and a flute student from Romania (Maria Gavrilova) attending the master classes this September. The rest of the student body were from Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Eskisehir and Edirne.

Violin, viola and flute courses were given at the Boyner estate as usual. The Boyner family has been generously giving the use of their estate to AIMA since its beginnings in 1998. Mrs. Binnaz and Mr. Ergun Melin also were very generous to open their town house to the use of AIMA since 2001. Prof. Peter Bruns stayed and held his cello courses at this house this year.

Türkiye Is Bankasi was once again our principal sponsor this year. Mrs. Ayla Birsel and Ms. Lale Tuluy have enabled us to give scholarships to five students.

At the end of this ten day study period all the students gave a public concert with their teachers. The concert was very well attended by the local people of Ayvalik and by music lovers from around the vicinity. There were quite a number of German, American, French and English citizens among the audience. The Cultural Attaché from The German Federal Republic’s General Consulate in Istanbul came to Ayvalik specially to attend to this concert.

Many prominent citizens of Ayvalik gave a hand to this project from its beginnings. This year all the students and faculty were invited to various garden parties by these kind people of Ayvalik.

Our special thanks to
Mayor of Ayvalik: Ahmet Tüfekçi
Ayse Sokol
Evin Dogukan
Halil Kantarci
Nuray Özer
Perihan Mergen

And to Yalim Aytul who created our first Web site
To Cemal Ekin of Providence College who re-designed our attractive Web site.

Pages from the past
Similar events have taken place in the previous years. The following vignettes highlight some of the activities. You may view a larger version by clicking on each photo.

The faculty included teachers such as Viktor Pikaizen, Ayla Erduran, Suna Kan, Lukas David (violin), Valery Oistrakh, Hartmut Lindemann and Tatjana Masurenko (viola), Mikhail Khomitzer (cello and chamber music). In 2004 the faculty will include Professors Lukas David (violin) from Detmold, Tatjana Masurenko (viola) from Leipzig, Peter Bruns (cello) from Dresden-Germany, Julian Milkis (clarinet) from USA, Vieri Bottazzini (flute) from Italy/Turkey and Mariana Sirbu (violin) from Italy/Germany.

Mikhael Khomitzer with his string quartet members

Lukas David and Filiz Ali at the graduation ceremony

All members of the faculty Khomitzer, Masurenko, David, Anja David (pianist), Ali and Kan September 2000

Suna Kan giving an interview

Filiz Ali on an interview for a national TV program

Faculty members from 1998 Mikhael Khomitzer, Victor Pikaizen, Valery Oistrakh, Ayla Erduran, Filiz Ali

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