Türkiye's celebrated violin virtuoso Suna Kan, who performed as a soloist and chief violinist in the Presidential Symphony Orchestra for 44 years, passes away at the age of 86
Born in 1936 in Türkiye’s southern Adana province, Kan began taking violin classes at the age of five from her father Nuri Kan. / Photo: AA ArchiveKan performed as a soloist and chief violinist in the Presidential Symphony Orchestra for 44 years.
"I am saddened by the loss of a great musician, close friend, and irreplaceable valuable violinist," Gulsin Onay, a renowned Turkish pianist said on Twitter on Sunday.In May 2017, due to health issues, Kan announced her break up from the stage. “I have closed the box of the violin for now, until I am gone from this world.
Kan's funeral will be held after a ceremony at the Presidential Symphony Orchestra’s Historical Building in the capital Ankara on Monday.Ex-PM Bulent Ecevit , his wife Rahsan Ecevit and artist Ayla Algan visited Suna Kan at her home on October 15, 1973.Born in 1936 in Türkiye’s southern Adana province, Kan began taking violin classes at the age of five from her father Nuri Kan.
The violin virtuoso was only nine years old when she performed Mozart’s “Violin Concerto No. 5” in her first concert. A few years later, in 1948, when she was only 11 years old, she went to Paris on scholarship under a special law for exceptionally gifted children. She was awarded several prizes including the first prize at the Genova International Competition, the second prize at the Viotti International Competition, and the Munich International Competition.
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