Tolga Bilgin

Tolga Bilgin was invited to the Seminar Year Di Musica Jazz in Siena, Italy, with a scholarship during his trumpet training at Dokuz Eylül University State Conservatory. He was a part of Dokuz Eylül University Academic Orchestra, Concerto Barocco, İzmir State Opera and Ballet Chamber Orchestra, Yaşar University Chamber Orchestra and Ege Brass among others and he has worked with names such as Bahtiyar Matniyazov and Alexander Rudin and interpreted the works of famous composers such as Haydn, Bach, Vivaldi, Arban, Bellin and Korsakov.

Apart from classical music, Tolga Bilgin has also been involved in concert projects in jazz with Fatih Erkoç, Aşkın Arsunan, Sibel Köse, İmer Demirer, Furio Di Castri, Giampaolo Casati and has been continuing his music career in Turin, Italy since 2013. After completing his masterclass at Julliard University, he was accepted to Conservatorio Di Musica Giuseppe Verdi for his master's degree. He has won the special jury award in the Premio Abbado competition held at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and shared the stage with Turin Jazz Orchestra, Randy Brecker, Mauro Battisti, Stefano Risso, Eric Reed, Valery Ponomarev, Flavio Boltro, Emanuele Cisi, Nanny Assis, Andrei Kondakov and Bela Szakcsi Lakatos, among many world-famous names. He also had the chance to perform on iconic and prestigious stages such as New York Blue Note and Lincoln Jazz Center.