It was a real cultural phenomenon and a musical feast for the audience that packed the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall…
Performed by violinist Selim Giray and pianist Gulimina Mahamuti, Emre Aracı’s Bosphorus by Moonlight created the finale that embraced all common emotions and sonorities presented in previous compositions, and brought the audience to their feet as they applauded the composer and the performers.
An excerpt from Hüsamettin Ünsal’s article titled “New York’ta Selim Giray ve Gulimina Mahamuti Konseri” [Selim Giray and Gulimina Mahamuti Concert in New York] in Musîki Dergisi (http://www.musikidergisi.net/?p=2044)
Selim Giray has performed extensively in four continents, and has appeared frequently on the 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 and Music Director and Conductor of Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra.
Most recently, Giray's article for the American String Teacher—the peer reviewed quarterly journal of the American String Teachers Association—appeared in the February 2012 issue. The article is titled “Utilize Your Technical String Knowledge to Improve Your Conducting” and is based on Giray's recent presentation at the American String Teachers Association’s 2011 National Conference in Kansas City. Giray 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 Paraguay, 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, and received the Fulbright Scholarship. 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.
Performed by violinist Selim Giray and pianist Gulimina Mahamuti, Emre Aracı’s Bosphorus by Moonlight created the finale that embraced all common emotions and sonorities presented in previous compositions, and brought the audience to their feet as they applauded the composer and the performers.
An excerpt from Hüsamettin Ünsal’s article titled “New York’ta Selim Giray ve Gulimina Mahamuti Konseri” [Selim Giray and Gulimina Mahamuti Concert in New York] in Musîki Dergisi (http://www.musikidergisi.net/?p=2044)
Selim Giray has performed extensively in four continents, and has appeared frequently on the 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 and Music Director and Conductor of Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra.
Most recently, Giray's article for the American String Teacher—the peer reviewed quarterly journal of the American String Teachers Association—appeared in the February 2012 issue. The article is titled “Utilize Your Technical String Knowledge to Improve Your Conducting” and is based on Giray's recent presentation at the American String Teachers Association’s 2011 National Conference in Kansas City. Giray 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 Paraguay, 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, and received the Fulbright Scholarship. 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.
