Music
Lunch Time Concert April - Leyla Cemiloglu
DATE
Thu 24 Apr 2025
VENUE
Woodville Auditorium
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Programme
Mompou: Paisajes
I. La fuente y la campana
II. El Lago III. Carros de Galicia
Mozart: Piano Sonata in F Major, K332
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro Assai
Debussy: Estampes
I. Pagodes
II. La soirée dans Grenade
III. Jardins sous la pluie
Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F Minor op. 52
Leyla Cemiloglu is a concert pianist
based in London, with a particular interest
in exploring intersectionality in the arts,
through collaboration with living
composers, championing minority
composers and seeking inspiration from
other art forms.
Leyla enjoys combining these interests
and presenting them alongside her
extensive knowledge of the mainstream
classical repertoire, with the intention of
finding a deeper meaning and relevance
that speaks to current and future
audiences, performing frequently across
the UK as well as in Europe, Turkey and
Northern Cyprus.
Leyla studied at the Yehudi Menuhin
School for eight years, under the tutelage
of Prof. Ruth Nye MBE. She went on to
study with Prof. Joan Havill at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, for
both her undergraduate and postgraduate
studies, supported by the Guildhall
School, the AJA, the William Barry Trust
and the Headley Trust. During this time
Leyla was Highly Commended in the
2018 Romantic Prize, a finalist in the
2020 Glass Sellers’ Beethoven Prize, and
awarded the Concert Recital Diploma.
Leyla is grateful for the close guidance of
legendary Turkish pianist İdil Biret, on
whose invitation Leyla performed
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in July
2023 in Bodrum, Turkey, as part of the
festival held in her name.
In addition to her solo appearances,
Leyla is a member of Piano Circus, the
original six-piano contemporary music
ensemble. The group recently performed
Graham Fitkin's seminal triptych "Loud,
Line and Log" at the Philharmonie
Luxembourg to great acclaim.
Other recent and upcoming projects
include a radio-broadcast concert of
music by Frank Zappa for BBC Total
Immersion, with the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama’s Ubu Ensemble, solo
recitals at the University of Surrey and for
the Spanish keyboard music organisation
FIMTE, and a fundraising concert in aid
of earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria,
for which Leyla founded and organised
the Evil Eye Ensemble.
Leyla is also in demand as a collaborative
pianist, and places great importance on
education, working frequently with
instrumentalists and singers, as well as
for instrumental teaching studios and
schools such as City of London School
for Girls. When not at the piano, Leyla
enjoys reading, attending art exhibitions,
and escaping to the seaside.
