Selim Giray has performed extensively in four continents, and has appeared frequently onthe radio and television. He has performed as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. Currently, he serves as Concertmaster and Assistant Conductor of The Ohio Light Opera.
Most recently, he has interviewed Eliot Chapo for The Strad. Also, he recorded a CD, titled Turkish Music for Violin & Piano for ERMMedia with pianist Dr. June Chun-Young (2010, distributed by Naxos). In addition, he recently edited Adnan Saygun's violin concerto for the Peermusic Classical Europe. In 2003 Edwin Mellen Press published Dr. Giray's treatise, titled A Biography of the Turkish Composer Ahmed Adnan Saygun and a Discussion of his Violin Works. The Ministry of Culture of Turkey published the same work in Turkish, with a preface by then Minister of Culture, Istemihan Talay.
During his tenure at Pittsburg State University, Giray has recruited international students, including Romania, China, South Korea, and Turkey. Within the years his students have won numerous competitions, including the coveted American String Teachers Association Solo Competition—Winner of 2006 Kansas Chapter. Dr. Giray’s students have been accepted in graduate programs at Yale, Rice, the University of Oklahoma, and the Florida State University with assistantships. Some are members of orchestras including the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Kansas City Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony.
Most recently, he has interviewed Eliot Chapo for The Strad. Also, he recorded a CD, titled Turkish Music for Violin & Piano for ERMMedia with pianist Dr. June Chun-Young (2010, distributed by Naxos). In addition, he recently edited Adnan Saygun's violin concerto for the Peermusic Classical Europe. In 2003 Edwin Mellen Press published Dr. Giray's treatise, titled A Biography of the Turkish Composer Ahmed Adnan Saygun and a Discussion of his Violin Works. The Ministry of Culture of Turkey published the same work in Turkish, with a preface by then Minister of Culture, Istemihan Talay.
During his tenure at Pittsburg State University, Giray has recruited international students, including Romania, China, South Korea, and Turkey. Within the years his students have won numerous competitions, including the coveted American String Teachers Association Solo Competition—Winner of 2006 Kansas Chapter. Dr. Giray’s students have been accepted in graduate programs at Yale, Rice, the University of Oklahoma, and the Florida State University with assistantships. Some are members of orchestras including the Youth Orchestra of the Americas, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Kansas City Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and the Chicago Symphony.