Trombonist

Murat Demiral

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Born in Istanbul in 1966, he started studying the trombone in 1977, at the Istanbul State Conservatory with Mr.Ziya Polat. He was transferred to the Conservatory of Istanbul Municipality in 1977, where he studied with M.Doguduyal for one year and went back to working with Mr.Ziya Polat the following year.

He was accepted to the Orchestra of Istanbul State Opera and Balet in 1980. He played for the Jazz and Popular Music Orchestra of the Turkish National Radio and Television Association from 1984 to 1990.

In 1986 he passed the audition for the Mediterenean Youth Orchestra and played a number of different pieces with several conductors in Europe.

Between 1988 and 1990 he performed at several concerts with the Istanbul Trombone Ensemble, One of the concerts were in memory of Mr. Ziya Polat.

On his graduation year he has studied .

In 1990 he started working for the State Conservatory of Istanbul University as a faculty member. In 1997 he performed with the World-Mix Orchestra, founded by Betin Gunes at the Eskisehir Fair and at the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul. The same year, he has performed pieces by C.M.v.Weber, A.Guilmart and H.Tomasi at the music convention organized by Sark Insurance Company.

Between 1996 and 2002 he has taught trombone and chamber music courses at Mimar Sinan University Conservatory. He is currently a faculty member at the Istanbul University State Conservatory.


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