Orchestras
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Mro. Christopher Warren-Green
Mahler Symphony No. 9
Belk Theater, Charlotte NC
Jan. 14, 15, 2022
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Mro. Christopher Warren-Green Opening Night Knight Theater, Charlotte NC Oct. 15, 16 & 17, 2021 |
| Charleston Symphony Orchestra Mro. Yuriy Bekker Western Pops Gaillard Performance Hall, Charleston, SC Nov 13 , 2020 |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Mro. Stuart Chafetz Totaly 80’s Knight Theater, Charlotte NC Jan 24-25 , 2020 |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Mro. Christopher James Lee On Tap Tombeau de Couperin, Ravel Charlotte NC Jan 21-22 , 2020 |
| Charlotte Symphony Orchestra Mro. Christopher James Lee Thorgy and The Thorchestra Knight Theater, Charlotte NC Jan 18 , 2020 |
| 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 The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Paul Dukas Selections from Carmen Suite No. 1, George Bizet America, the Beautiful, Samuel Augustus Ward, Arr. Carmen Dragon All I Ask of You from Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber I Have Dreamed from The King and I, Richard Rogers Pirates of the Caribbean Medley, Hans Zimmer Music from Apollo 13, James Horn Raiders’ March from Indiana Jones, John Williams Theme from Schindler’s List, John Williams Jurassic Park, John Williams (Arr. Calvin Custer) Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter, John Williams California – USA Summer 2019 |
| I. U. Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Rani Calderon, Francis Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites Bloomington-USA 2018 |
| 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 |
| I. U. University Orchestra, Mro. Mark Russell Smith, Wagner – Prelude und Liebestod Tristan und Isolde Bloomington-USA 2017 |
| I. U. Symphony Orchestra, Mro. David Neely, Daniel Catan, Florencia en el Amazonas Bloomington – USA 2016 |
| I. U. Student Orchestra, Mro. Joshua Chiu, Maurice Ravel Concerto in G, Franz Liszt, Les Preludes Bloomington – USA 2016 |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Rauf Abdullayev, G.Mahler Wir Geniessen die Himmlischen R.Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Op. 59 ‘’Mir ist die Ehre Wiederfahren’’ Letzte Blatter, Op.10 ‘’Allerseelen’’ G.Mahler Symphony No.1 ‘’Titan’’ Ankara – Turkey 2015 |
| Presidential Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Rengim Gökmen, A.A.Saygun, Bozlak A.A.Saygun, Köroğlu T.Guliyev, Sene de Galmaz T.Erdener, Aygız E.Kalman, Csardas Duet C.F.Gounod, Je Veux Vivre from Romeo and Juliet Bolu – Turkey 2015 |
| Presidential Symphony Orchestra, Mro.Yalçın Adıgüzel, The Oratorio of Canakkale Ankara – Turkey 2015 |
| 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 2015 |
| 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 |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Dimitrij Kitajenko (International Classical Music Awards Ceremony and Gala Concert) P.I. Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake, Two scenes from Suite, Op.20a P.I. Tchaikovsky – Valse Nutcracker, Flower Waltz 2015, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Alexander Liebreich (International Classical Music Awards Ceremony and Gala Concert) W.Lutoslawski – Concerto for Orchestra 2015, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin G.Mahler, Symphony No.5 12.05.2015, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin (International Classical Music Awards Ceremony and Gala Concert) P.de Sarasate – Carmen Fantasy, Op.25 L.Delibes Lakme, Air des clochettes L.Bernstein, Candide, Glitter and be gay 03.28.2015, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra Mro. Işın Metin, T.Yayalar, Tableaux Vivants d’une Resistance Beethovenfest 09.23.2014 – 09.25.2014, Bonn & Berlin – Germany |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin Film Musics Concert 06.12.2014, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, Reinhold Gliere Harp Concerto 05.10.2014, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, M.Ravel, Tzigane, M.Ravel, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Saint-Saens | Danse Macabre, Op.40 M. Ravel | La Valse 04.12.2014, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, T.Erdener, Turkuvaz Şarkılar H.Uçarsu, Ben Sana Mecburum 03.08.2014, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, M.Mussorsgky M.Ravel, Pictures an Exhibition 03.01.2014, Erzurum – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, M.Mussorsgky M.Ravel, Pictures an Exhibition 02.27.2014, Erbil |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, S.Rachmaninoff, Symphonic Dances 02.14.2014, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, G.Mahler Symphony No.10 02.08.2014, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, U.C Erkin, Köçekçe 01.29.2014, Baku – Azerbaijan |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Stefan Sanderling, J.Sibelius Symphony No. 1 2014, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Neeme Jarvi, P.I.Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite 2014, Ankara – Turkey |
| Eskisehir Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, Reinhold Gliere Harp Concerto 01.03.2014 – 04.03.2014, Eskişehir – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra Mro. Işın Metin, R.Strauss, Ein Heldenleben Op.40 R.Wagner, Der Fliegende Hollander R.Wagner, Tannhauser R.Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg 12.07.2013, Ankara-Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, T.Erdener, Symphony No. 1 10.29.2013, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, G.Mahler, Symphony No.4, G.Mahler, Rückert Lied No.3, G.Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, B.Smetana, Moldau 10.04. 2013 – 10.05.2013, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, Viva Verdi Gala Concert Nabucco, Il Trovatore, Rigoletto, Macbeth, La Traviata ve Aida 09.21.2013, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, G. Puccini La Boheme 06.27.2013, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, Film Musics Concert Premiere of John Williams’s E.T Suite for Solo Harp and Orchestra 06.11.2013, Ankara – Turkey |
 Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, G. Mahler, Symphony No.8 (Symphony of a Thousand) 04.30.2013, Ankara – Turkey |
| Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Işın Metin, O. Respighi, Fontane di Roma M. Mussorgsky, M. Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition 04.03.2013, Ankara-Turkey |
| HFMT Pop Orchestra, Mro. Wolf Kerschek Elbjazz Festival 2013, Hamburg – Germany |
| Philharmonie der Nationen, Mro. Justus Frantz, M. Mussorgsky, M. Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition R. Strauss, Ein Heldenleben 12.01 Kiel, 13.01 Schwerin, 14.01 Erfurt, 15.01 Stuttgart, 16.01 Koblenz, 17.01 Freiburg, 19.01 Wuppertal, 25.01 Basel Switzerland, 27.01 Bregenz Austuria, 28.01 Frankfurt 2013, Germany, Switzerland, Austria |
| Hamburgische Staatsoper, Mre. Simone Young, R. Wagner, Götterdämmerung 2012, Hamburg – Germany |
| RIAS Jugend Orchester (Berlin), Mro. Felix Krieger Schostakowitsch, Symphonie Nr. 7 “Leningrader” 2011, Berlin – Germany |
| Eskişehir Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Ender Sakpınar, F. Tüzün Söyleşi, A. Copland, Appalachian Spring 2010, Eskisehir – Turkey |
| Eskişehir Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Patrick Souillot, L. Bernstein, West Side Story 2009, Eskisehir – Turkey |
| Anadolu University Orchestra, Mro. Burak Tüzün New Year Concert 2009, Eskisehir – Turkey |
| Greek-Turkish Youth Orchestra , Mro. Vladimir Ashkenazy, U.C. Erkin, Köçekçe N. Skalkotas, Greek Dances C. Franck, Psyche I. Stravinsky, Firebird Suite 1919 2008, Ankara & Istanbul – Turkey Athens & Patras – Greece |
| Presidential Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Antonio Pirolli, O. Respighi, Pini di Roma 2008, Ankara – Turkey |
| Turkish & American Cultural Alliance Symphony Orchestra, Mro.Erol Erdinç & Mro. Stanley R.Wold & Mro. Jean Perrault, U.C. Erkin, Köçekçe, Ludovic, Lamothe, A. Copland, American Songs, Howard Hanson, Symphony No.2 A.A. Saygun, “Yunus Emre” Oratorio 2007, Ankara İzmir, Marmaris, Bodrum – Turkey |
| Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Erol Erdinç, H. Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique M. Theodorakis, Zorba 2006, Ankara – Turkey |
| Hacettepe Symphony Orchestra, Mro. Erol Erdinç, U.C. Erkin, Köçekçe K. Karaev, 3 Songs F. Tüzün, Inspirations S. Ada, Ali Baba ve Kırk haramiler, Aşk-ı Memnu A. Melikov, Türk Kızlarının Dansı 2004, Ankara Turkey |
Chamber Music
 Bruch Chamber Orchestra Mro. Nisan Ak Handel Harp Concerto Koger Center for Art, 2021, Columbia, SC, USA |
| Harp Concerto in B Flat HWV294 George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) Beste Toparlak, Harp; Terry Andrews and Brendon Williams, Flute Ani Bukujian and Solanch Sosa, Violin; Jeffrey Chow, Viola Kevin Maa, Cello; Christopher Riley, Bass June 2019, Morgan Hill, USA |
 Introduction and Allegro Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) Beste Toparlak, Harp; Terry Andrews, Flute; Rafael Maldonado, Clarinet; Daniel Guevara and Catherine Psarakis, Violin; Katherine Brown, Viola; Kevin Maa, Cello June – 2019, Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco, USA |
| Artist Diploma Recital Indiana University Auer Hall 01.20.2019, Bloomington Indiana, USA |
 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 |
| Debussy Trio, Beste Toparlak (harp), Mitzy Goncalles (flute), Guanliang Zhiong (viola) Bloomington Indiana, USA 2018 |
| Flute & Harp Duo Beste Toparlak (harp), Rachel Marie Tormann (flute) Faure, Ibert, Mozart, Satie, Piazzola Bloomington Indiana, USA 2017 |
| The Glass Bead Game (1997) by James A. Beckel Beste Toparlak-Harp, McKayla Phillips- Percussion, Annie Chapman-Horn 02.08.2017, Bloomington Indiana, USA |
| Indiana University Harp Ensemble, Beste Toparlak ; Emmanuel Padilla-Holguín Bernard Andrès, Le jardin des paons 11.11.2016, Bloomington Indiana, USA |
| Guitar Harp Duo, Beste Toparlak (harp), Onur Alakavuklar (guitar) Erik Marchelie, Suite Logique Maximo Diego Pujol, Suite Magique 2016, Bloomington Indiana, USA |
| Flute & Harp Duo Beste Toparlak (harp), Severin Dussell (flute) Claude Debussy, W.A. Mozart, Erik Satie 2016, Bloomington Indiana, USA |
| Flarp Duo; Beste Toparlak, harp, Aslıhan And, flute Hamburg Rathaus, Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Mendelssohn Saal and Forum, İzmir/ Turkey Saint-Saens, Romance , Ibert Entracte, Faure Fantasie, Bizet Carmen, Widor Suite for flute&piano, Debussy Suite-Bergamasque, Faure Sicillienne, Mozart harp&flute concerto 2013, Turkey and Germany |
| Harp, Piano, Contrabass Trio Eda And piano, Kyuwon Choi Contrabass, Beste Toparlak harp 2013, Hamburg, Germany |
| Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach Chor Mre. Sybille Wagner, Weihnachtskonzerte with Margot Kaessman 2012, Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin – Germany |
| Mendelssohn Trio Beste Toparlak harp, Frederic Feuerbacher viola, Santiago Clemenz flute Mendelssohn Arrangements for Flute, Viola and Harp (arr. Juan Andres Palacios) 2011, Hamburg, Germany |
| Harp Percussion Duo Utar Artun Percussion, Beste Toparlak harp Jazz Standarts 2010, Mersin, Turkey |
| Debussy Trio, Sonata Beste Toparlak harp, Filiz Karapınar flute, Gökhan Balkan viola, Sonata pour Flute Alto et Harpe Ankara, Adnan Saygun Concert Hall 2009, Ankara, Turkey |
| Young Composer’s Festival “The Voice’s Journey III.” Birce Tanrıgüden, “Sirenes” Bilkent Chamber Music Ensemble 04.14.2009, Istanbul, Turkey |
| “Raketenstation Harp Ensemble’’ Dusseldorf, Raketenstation Hombroich Direction: Alice Giles Closing Concert of Alice Giles’s M.C. Beste Toparlak, Paivi Viitanen, Saara Rautio, Johannes Wik, Mareike Burdinski, Katarzna Miermik, Felicitas Keller 09.17.2006, Dusseldorf, Raketenstation Hombroich – Germany |
| Harp, Violin Duo Ümit Önder violin, Beste Toparlak harp Saint-Saens Fantasia, Faure Sicillienne |
Premiers
| Tight Breath by Zhigong Wei 2017, Bloomington Indiana, USA |
| Xiao Fu “Fadensonnen” Kampnagel 2012, Hamburg, Germany |
| Matti Pakkanen “Akasha” 2012, Hamburg, Germany |
| Eda And “Ain’t Odyysseus, Augmented Life, Jazzsuit” 2011, Hamburg, Germany |
| Muhiddin Dürrüoglu, “Footnotes” for solo harp 2009, Eskisehir, Turkey |
| Birce Tanrıgüden ‘’Sirenes’’ Genç Besteciler ve Yorumcular 2009, Ankara, Turkey |