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·Past TAWSF Events· Aysegul Durakoglu Piano Recital   Aysegul Durakoglu Piano Recital Date: May 4th, 2003 Saturday Place: University of Chicago, International House   Aysegul Durakoglu, Pianist Since her highly acclaimed New York Debut Recital at Merkin Concert Hall, pianist Aysegul Durakoglu has concertized extensively as soloist and chamber musician throughout the U.S., Canada, Russia, Europe, and her native Turkey. Among her performances include the 1997 International Music Festival where she appeared with James Galway, the International Contemporary Music Festival in Philarmonia Hall, Nizhninovgorod Russia, and the Musical Intersections 2000 in Toronto, Canada. In the U.S., she has performed at Merkin Hall, Weill Hall at Carnegie, Lincoln Center, Festival of Atlantics in New Jersey, Hancock Auditorium in Los Angeles, Arts Club, World Bank and Anderson House Concert Series in Washington D.C., Tsai Performing Arts Center and Federal Reserve Bank Series in Boston, as well as radio programs like The Listening Room on WXQR, Concert Grandsî on WSUV Radio Stations. Ms. Durakoglu began her musical life at the Istanbul Conservatory. As a recipient of a scholarship from the Turkish Government, she came to the U.S. to pursue her graduate studies at the Juilliard School where she earned a Master of Music degree. She continued her studies at New York University where she received a Ph.D. with notable distinction. As a member of the piano faculty and NYU Chamber Music Society, she was awarded the NYU Chamber Music Society Special Award. Her teachers included Gyorgy Sandor, Adele Marcus, and Gregory Haimovsky. Aysegul Durakoglu is currently a member and artistic director of Musica Mundana, a Chamber Music Society she founded in 1998 and maintains her own piano studio in Hoboken, New Jersey.   Turkish Times   TAWSF Proudly presents Internationally Acclaimed pianist Aysegül Durakoglu Leyla Harfoush Special for The Turkish Times -At the invitation of the Turkish American Women's Scholarship Fund, acclaimed pianist Aysegul Durakoglu performed at University of Chicago's International House on Sunday, May 4, 2003 to an audience of more than 100 people. She presented an enchanting program that included pieces from composers such as Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy and Beach. Mrs. Durakoglu also played folk songs from composer Cemal Resid Rey who is from her homeland, Turkey. The recital was followed by a reception where guests had the opportunity to meet with Mrs. Durakoglu and enjoy delicious Turkish pastries and desserts. Mrs. Durakoglu lives in the New York area. TAWSF is a non-profit associated established a dozen years ago to raise funds for female students in Turkey who otherwise would not be able to get a university education. Each recipient applies to TAWSF and, if selected, received $100 a month in scholarship funds. There are usually 4 students that are supported each year. "This reception was so successful in enjoyment and fund-raising that we may be able to support an extra student," said Dr. Ayhan Lash, founder of TAWSF. Members, numbering around 20, hold three or four cultural and social events to raise the necessary funds. TAWSF Home Page