Selim Doğru

Composer Selim Doğru (1971) grew up in Istanbul surrounded by Turkish, Greek, Armenian, and Jewish neighbors and cultures. He incorporates this multicultural richness into his compositions, where crossovers of classical and contemporary music, baroque, world music, electronics, street organs, and all possible combinations of these play a significant role.

Doğru studied piano at Marmara University in his hometown. He completed studies in classical and electronic composition at the Utrecht School of the Arts and then at the Rotterdam Conservatory.

Doğru composes classical-modern pieces for unique instrumentations. His works have been performed both nationally and internationally in various ensembles, ranging from symphony orchestras to gypsy bands.

Doğru developed a multidisciplinary approach; the integration of music, poetry, dance, and multimedia resulted in the multimedia performance "Metamorphosis." Since then, he has continued this line in various other works.

Additionally, Doğru has written extensively for music theater productions and mime and dance performances. Selim Doğru has founded the organization reART Collective, where his multidisciplinary and multicultural vision is further developed, and where new artistic forms and connections between disciplines, cultures, and social developments are sought. He is also the artistic director of ReisOrkest Arnhem.