Ruya Taner

RÜYA TANER began her early music training with her father, soon giving concerts and television appearances. In 1983, a state scholarship enabled her to come to London to the "Guildhall School of Music & Drama" where she studied in the Junior and Senior Departments with Joan Havill, graduating in 1992 with Distinction. She continued her Postgraduate studies at the "Guildhall" gaining the "Concert Recital Diploma" (Premier Prix) in July 1994.

Through her studentship Rüya Taner won many important prizes, including the "Mozart Memorial National Competition", "Surrey Young Pianist of the Year Award Competition" and the "Professional Recital Classes" of the "Oxford" and "Hatfield" festivals.

Rüya Taner has participated in the Master Classes of Pascal Roge (Nice) and Pascal Devoyon (London) and has played extensively in England and Europe.

She is a regular concert soloist with leading orchestras in Turkey, Belgium, Azerbaijan, Macedonia, Bosnia Herzegovina and in 1995 played works for two pianos with Pascal Roge.

Current CD releases include Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 recorded live with the Brussels Royal Conservatoire Orchestra conducted by Emin Güven Yaşlıçam (BD 9801). Her second CD, "Sweet Waters of Europe" was created specially for her by AteÅŸ Orga, recorded in the "Dvorak Hall" of the Prague Rudolfinum, released on the A.K. Music Label.

Her "Wigmore Hall" recital in 1998 received much acclaim from the British Press. This recital was released by the "Doğan Group" label in September 2005.