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Harp Performances of Beste Toparlak

Orchestras

Asheville Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Darko Butorac
Masterworks 1
First Baptist Church Asheville, NC
Oct. 24-25, 2025
B T
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Mro. John Morris Russell
Symphony Under Stars
LCP, Hilton Head, NC
Oct. 16, 2025
Asheville Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Darko Butorac
Masterworks 1
First Baptist Church Asheville, NC
Sep. 20, 2025
B T
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Mro. John Morris Russell
Symphony Under Stars
LCP, Hilton Head, NC
Apr 1, 2025
Asheville Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Darko Butorac
Masterworks 4: Ciao Italia
First Baptist Church Asheville, NC
Feb. 15, 2025
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Mro. John Morris Russell
Seven Deadly Sins
FPC, Hilton Head, NC
Feb. 1-3, 2025
B T
St. Peter’s Choir
Ceremony of Carols
Charlotte, NC
Dec. 24, 2024
Asheville Symphony Orchestra with FBCA
Mro. Emily Floyd
Many Moods of Christmas
Asheville, NC
Dec. 22, 2024
The Joy of Christmas
Mro. George Fergus
Ceremony of Carols
Savannah, GA
Dec. 20, 2024
Masterworks Choir of Florence
Mro. Kevin McCormick
Magnificat of Taylor Scott Davis
Florence, SC
Dec. 7-8, 2024
Company of Singers
Mro. Daniel Cole
Night Pieces, J.A.C. Redford
FPC, Columbia
Nov. 22, 2024
B T
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Mro. John Morris Russell
Symphony Under Stars
FPC, Hilton Head, NC
Oct. 17-18, 2024
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Mro. John Morris Russell
John Williams
FPC, Hilton Head, NC
Feb. 18-19, 2024
Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra
Mro. Keitaro Harada
Romeo and Juliet
Lucas Theater, Savannah, GA
Feb. 9-10, 2024
Asheville Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Darko Butorac
Masterworks 3
First Baptist Church Asheville, NC
Nov. 18, 2023
B T
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Mro. John Morris Russell
Symphonie Fantastique
FPC, Hilton Head, NC
Oct. 22-23, 2023
B T
Vienna Light Orchestra
Charles Dodd City Center
Pembroke Pines, FL
Mar 3, 2023
FPC Orchestra
Mro. Daniel Cole
Trinity Te Deum
Columbia, SC
Mar. 31, 2022
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Christopher Warren-Green
Mahler Symphony No. 9
Belk Theater, Charlotte NC
Jan. 14, 15, 2022
B T
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Christopher Warren-Green
Opening Night
Knight Theater, Charlotte NC
Oct. 15, 16 & 17, 2021
Ari Streisfeld & FPC Concert Orchestra
Mro. Daniel Cole
John Rutter, Visions
First Presbyterian Church, Columbia
May 20, 2021
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Yuriy Bekker
Western Pops
Gaillard Performance Hall, Charleston, SC
Nov 13, 2020
B T
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Stuart Chafetz
Totaly 80’s
Knight Theater, Charlotte NC
Jan 24-25, 2020
B T
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Christopher James Lee
On Tap
Tombeau de Couperin, Ravel
Charlotte NC
Jan 21-22, 2020
B T
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Christopher James Lee
Thorgy and The Thorchestra
Knight Theater, Charlotte NC
Jan 18, 2020
B T
NorCal Music Festival Orchestra
Mro. Lazslo Marosi, Mro, Kyle T.Jones
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Paul Dukas
March and Procession of Bacchus from Sylvia, Leo Delibes
The Moldau from Má Vlast, Bedřich Smetana
Jupiter Colossus for Orchestra, Chelsea Komschlies
Three Dances from The Three-Cornered Hat, Manuel de Falla
Selections from Carmen Suite No. 1, George Bizet
Capriccio Español, Op. 34, Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov
Concerto for Two Cellos, Kyle T. Jones
Mexican Folk Dances, Kyle T. Jones
America, the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward
All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera
I Have Dreamed from The King and I
Pirates of the Caribbean Medley, Hans Zimmer
Music from Apollo 13, James Horn
Raiders’ March from Indiana Jones
Theme from Schindler’s List
Jurassic Park, John Williams
Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter

California – USA
Summer 2019
I. U. Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Rani Calderon
Francis Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites
Bloomington-USA
2018
B T
I. U. Concert Orchestra
Mro. Thomas Wilkins
Leonard Bernstein, The Age of Anxiety: Symphony No. 2
Bloomington & Indianapolis – USA
2018
I. U. Philharmonic Orchestra
Mro. Stefan Lano
Webern – Im Sommerwind
Bloomington-USA
2017
B T
I. U. University Orchestra
Mro. Mark Russell Smith
Wagner – Prelude und Liebestod Tristan und Isolde
Bloomington-USA
2017
B T
I. U. Symphony Orchestra
Mro. David Neely
Daniel Catan, Florencia en el Amazonas
Bloomington – USA
2016
B T
I. U. Student Orchestra
Mro. Joshua Chiu
Maurice Ravel Concerto in G, Franz Liszt, Les Preludes
Bloomington – USA
2016
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Rauf Abdullayev
G.Mahler Wir Geniessen die Himmlischen
R.Strauss Der Rosenkavalier
G.Mahler Symphony No.1 “Titan”
Ankara – Turkey
2015
Presidential Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Rengim Gökmen
A.A.Saygun, Bozlak & Köroğlu
T.Guliyev, Sene de Galmaz
E.Kalman, Csardas Duet
Bolu – Turkey
2015
B T
Presidential Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Yalçın Adıgüzel
The Oratorio of Canakkale
Ankara – Turkey
2015
B T
Presidential Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Burak Tüzün
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake Suite
U.C.Erkin, Köçekçe
Ankara – Turkey
2015
Antalya State Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Don Davis
Matrix Symphony
Antalya – Turkey
11.29.2015
B T
Presidential Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Antonio Pirolli
R. Strauss Rosenkavalier Suite
Dance of the Seven Veils
Ankara – Turkey
2015
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Christoph Matthias Mueller
New Years Concert
Ankara – Turkey
2015
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Dimitrij Kitajenko
(ICMA Gala Concert)
P.I. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Suite
Nutcracker, Flower Waltz
Ankara – Turkey
2015
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Alexander Liebreich
(ICMA Gala Concert)
W.Lutoslawski – Concerto for Orchestra
Ankara – Turkey
2015
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
G.Mahler, Symphony No.5
Ankara – Turkey
12.05.2015
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
(ICMA Gala Concert)
P.de Sarasate – Carmen Fantasy
L.Delibes Lakme, Air des clochettes
L.Bernstein, Candide
Ankara – Turkey
03.28.2015
B T
Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
T.Yayalar, Tableaux Vivants d’une Resistance
Beethovenfest
Bonn & Berlin – Germany
09.23.2014 – 09.25.2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
Film Musics Concert
Ankara – Turkey
06.12.2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
Reinhold Gliere Harp Concerto
Ankara – Turkey
05.10.2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
M.Ravel, Tzigane & La Valse
Saint-Saens, Danse Macabre
Ankara – Turkey
04.12.2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
T.Erdener, Turkuvaz Şarkılar
H.Uçarsu, Ben Sana Mecburum
Ankara – Turkey
03.08.2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
M.Mussorgsky & M.Ravel, Pictures an Exhibition
Erzurum – Turkey
03.01.2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
M.Mussorgsky & M.Ravel, Pictures an Exhibition
Erbil
02.27.2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
S.Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances
Ankara – Turkey
02.14.2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
G.Mahler Symphony No.10
Ankara – Turkey
02.08.2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
U.C Erkin, Köçekçe
Baku – Azerbaijan
01.29.2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Stefan Sanderling
J.Sibelius Symphony No. 1
Ankara – Turkey
2014
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Neeme Jarvi
P.I.Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite
Ankara – Turkey
2014
Eskisehir Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
Reinhold Gliere Harp Concerto
Eskişehir – Turkey
01.03.2014 – 04.03.2014
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
R.Strauss, Ein Heldenleben Op.40
Wagner (Der Fliegende Hollander, Tannhauser)
Ankara-Turkey
12.07.2013
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
T.Erdener, Symphony No. 1
Ankara – Turkey
10.29.2013
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
G.Mahler, Symphony No.4
B.Smetana, Moldau
Ankara – Turkey
10.04.2013 – 10.05.2013
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
Viva Verdi Gala Concert
Nabucco, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto…
Ankara – Turkey
09.21.2013
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
G. Puccini La Boheme
Ankara – Turkey
06.27.2013
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
Film Musics Concert
Premiere of John Williams’s E.T Suite
Ankara – Turkey
06.11.2013
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
G. Mahler, Symphony No.8
(Symphony of a Thousand)
Ankara – Turkey
04.30.2013
B T
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Işın Metin
O. Respighi, Fontane di Roma
M. Mussorgsky, M. Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition
Ankara-Turkey
04.03.2013
B T
HFMT Pop Orchestra
Mro. Wolf Kerschek
Elbjazz Festival
Hamburg – Germany
2013
Philharmonie der Nationen
Mro. Justus Frantz
M. Mussorgsky, M. Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition
Germany, Switzerland, Austria
2013
B T
Hamburgische Staatsoper
Mre. Simone Young
R. Wagner, Götterdämmerung
Hamburg – Germany
2012
B T
RIAS Jugend Orchester (Berlin)
Mro. Felix Krieger
Schostakowitsch, Symphonie Nr. 7 “Leningrader”
Berlin – Germany
2011
B T
Eskişehir Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Ender Sakpınar
F. Tüzün Söyleşi
A. Copland, Appalachian Spring
Eskisehir – Turkey
2010
B T
Eskişehir Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Patrick Souillot
L. Bernstein, West Side Story
Eskisehir – Turkey
2009
B T
Anadolu University Orchestra
Mro. Burak Tüzün
New Year Concert
Eskisehir – Turkey
2009
Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra
Mro. Vladimir Ashkenazy
U.C. Erkin, Köçekçe
N. Skalkotas, Greek Dances
I. Stravinsky, Firebird Suite 1919
Ankara & Istanbul – Turkey
Athens & Patras – Greece
2008
B T
Presidential Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Antonio Pirolli
O. Respighi, Pini di Roma
Ankara – Turkey
2008
B T
Turkish & American Cultural Alliance Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Erol Erdinç, Stanley R.Wold, Jean Perrault
U.C. Erkin, Köçekçe
A. Copland, American Songs
A.A. Saygun, “Yunus Emre” Oratorio
Ankara, İzmir, Marmaris, Bodrum – Turkey
2007
B T
Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Erol Erdinç
H. Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique
M. Theodorakis, Zorba
Ankara – Turkey
2006
B T
Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Erol Erdinç
U.C. Erkin, Köçekçe
S. Ada, Ali Baba ve Kırk haramiler
Ankara Turkey
2004

Chamber Music

Linda McKechnie & Beste Toparlak
Chamber Music Performance
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
Nov 16-19, 2021
Bruch Chamber Orchestra
Mro. Nisan Ak
Handel Harp Concerto
Koger Center for Art, Columbia, SC, USA
2021
B T
Harp Concerto in B Flat HWV294
George Frideric Handel
Beste Toparlak, Harp; Terry Andrews & Brendon Williams, Flute;
Ani Bukujian & Solanch Sosa, Violin; Jeffrey Chow, Viola;
Kevin Maa, Cello; Christopher Riley, Bass
Morgan Hill, USA
June 2019
Introduction and Allegro
Maurice Ravel
Beste Toparlak, Harp; Terry Andrews, Flute; Rafael Maldonado, Clarinet;
Daniel Guevara & Catherine Psarakis, Violin;
Katherine Brown, Viola; Kevin Maa, Cello
Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco, USA
June 2019
B T
Artist Diploma Recital
Solo & Chamber Music Performance
Indiana University Auer Hall, Bloomington Indiana, USA
01.20.2019
The 23rd Psalm
Franz Liszt
Beste Toparlak – Harp
Dr. Charles Webb – Organ
First United Methodist Church, Bloomington, IN, USA
04.15.2018
Artist Diploma Recital
Beste Toparlak (harp); Guanliang Zong (viola); Mitzy Colletes (flute);
Liam Mansfield (violin); Alex Krew (cello)
Bloomington Indiana, USA
09.04.2018
B T
Debussy Trio
Beste Toparlak (harp), Mitzy Goncalles (flute), Guanliang Zhiong (viola)
Bloomington Indiana, USA
2018
B T
Flute & Harp Duo
Beste Toparlak (harp), Rachel Marie Tormann (flute)
Faure, Ibert, Mozart, Satie, Piazzola
Bloomington Indiana, USA
2017
B T
The Glass Bead Game
James A. Beckel (1997)
Beste Toparlak (Harp), McKayla Phillips (Percussion), Annie Chapman (Horn)
Bloomington Indiana, USA
02.08.2017
B T
Indiana University Harp Ensemble
Beste Toparlak; Emmanuel Padilla-Holguín
Bernard Andrès, Le jardin des paons
Bloomington Indiana, USA
11.11.2016
B T
Guitar & Harp Duo
Beste Toparlak (harp), Onur Alakavuklar (guitar)
Erik Marchelie, Suite Logique
Maximo Diego Pujol, Suite Magique
Bloomington Indiana, USA
2016
B T
Flute & Harp Duo
Beste Toparlak (harp), Severin Dussell (flute)
Claude Debussy, W.A. Mozart, Erik Satie
Bloomington Indiana, USA
2016
Flarp Duo
Beste Toparlak (harp), Aslıhan And (flute)
Saint-Saens, Ibert, Faure, Bizet, Widor, Debussy, Mozart
Hamburg Rathaus, Mendelssohn Saal
İzmir/Turkey & Germany
2013
B T
Harp, Piano, Contrabass Trio
Eda And (piano), Kyuwon Choi (Contrabass), Beste Toparlak (harp)
Hamburg, Germany
2013
Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach Choir
Mre. Sybille Wagner
Weihnachtskonzerte with Margot Kaessman
Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin, Germany
2012
B T
Mendelssohn Trio
Beste Toparlak (harp), Frederic Feuerbacher (viola), Santiago Clemenz (flute)
Mendelssohn Arrangements
Hamburg, Germany
2011
B T
Harp Percussion Duo
Utar Artun (Percussion), Beste Toparlak (harp)
Jazz Standarts
Mersin, Turkey
2010
B T
Debussy Trio, Sonata
Beste Toparlak (harp), Filiz Karapınar (flute), Gökhan Balkan (viola)
Sonata pour Flute Alto et Harpe
Adnan Saygun Concert Hall, Ankara, Turkey
2009
B T
Young Composer’s Festival
“The Voice’s Journey III.”
Birce Tanrıgüden, “Sirenes”
Bilkent Chamber Music Ensemble
Istanbul, Turkey
04.14.2009
B T
Raketenstation Harp Ensemble
Direction: Alice Giles
Closing Concert of Alice Giles’s M.C.
Beste Toparlak, Paivi Viitanen, Saara Rautio, Johannes Wik…
Dusseldorf, Raketenstation Hombroich – Germany
09.17.2006
B T
Harp & Violin Duo
Ümit Önder (violin), Beste Toparlak (harp)
Saint-Saens Fantasia, Faure Sicillienne
Chamber Music Performance
Performance

Premiers

B T
Tight Breath
Zhigong Wei
Bloomington Indiana, USA
2017
B T
Fadensonnen
Xiao Fu
Kampnagel
Hamburg, Germany
2012
B T
Akasha
Matti Pakkanen
Hamburg, Germany
2012
B T
Ain’t Odyysseus, Augmented Life, Jazzsuit
Eda And
Hamburg, Germany
2011
Footnotes (for solo harp)
Muhiddin Dürrüoglu
Eskisehir, Turkey
11.03.2009
B T
Sirenes
Birce Tanrıgüden
Bilkent Gençlik Oda Topluluğu
Genç Besteciler ve Yorumcular
Ankara, Turkey
2009

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