About

Gözde Çakır, a native of Turkey, graduated with her doctoral degree in Flute Performance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory in May 2020. She was a member of Plaza Winds woodwind quintet. Recently, she released her single with Plaza Winds, on Winds from the Bosnia Woods by Turkish composer Hasan Uçarsu. Her quintet also received second prize at the Coltman Chamber Music Competition in March 2020. She currently holds the second flute position at the Topeka Symphony Orchestra and is a teaching artist at Harmony Project Kansas City. She began her studies at the Cukurova University State Conservatory in Adana, Turkey. She was later accepted to Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Istanbul State Conservatory to continue her undergraduate degree in flute performance, studying under Vieri Bottazzini. Following graduation, she accepted a teaching assistant position at Central Michigan University in order to pursue a Master of Music in flute performance with Dr. Joanna Cowan White. She has received recognition at various competitions including second prize in the Izmir International Flute Competition, the Yamaha Scholarship Award, honorable mention at the Nixon Woodwind Competition at CMU, and winner of the concerto competition at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Gözde has performed throughout Turkey, United States, France, Switzerland and Kosovo, including: Opus Erasmus III Mélodie et poésie dans la musique contemporaine where she performed both orchestral and chamber music in Paris, International Istanbul Pera Music Festival, International Kosovo Music Festival called Zgijime Art. She has also performed in masterclasses of James & Jeanne Galway, Emmanuel Pahud, Raffaele Trevisani, Jim Walker, Leone Buyse, Jeffrey Khaner, Jennifer Gunn, Andrea Oliva, Davide Formisano, Bulent Evcil, Matts Möller, Robert Win, Donna Shin and Michael Gordon.

Website: www.gozdecakirflute.com

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