Isil Bengi

Isil Bengi was born in Istanbul, on 11th of march 1982. She started learning piano at the age of five with Yasar & Nilgun Keles in Istanbul. In 1994, at the age of twelve, she played with famous turkish pianist Idil Biret at the same concert in Ataturk Cultural Center, Istanbul. In the same year she won first prize at the BACH Piano Competition and STUDIES Piano Competition in Istanbul. In 2000, Isil won first prize & jury special prize of 49th. International Chamber Music Competition" in Neerpelt, Belgium with piano duo ALLATURCA. She received her Bachelors degree from Mimar Sinan University Conservatory in Istanbul in 1998 and her master diploma from Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 2004 , where she studied with Yevgueny Moguilevsky , Jean Claude Vanden-Eynden , Piet Kuijken and Alexandre Madzar . Foundation of Dr. Nejat F. Eczacibasi (Istanbul) and Faruk Eczacibasi chose Isil and gave her scholarship for her post-graduate studies in Belgium, from 1998 till 2004. In 2002 she made a live recording of Belgium Composer Alex de Taeyes four hands pieces in hall of Brussels Royal Coservatory for cd of Alex de Taeye, Ballade & Romances. Since age of ten she gives the concerts, playing as a soloist, with the chamber music groups and orchestras, in France, Switzerland, Turkey, England, Belgium, Germany, Poland... Many of her performances have been broadcasted both on radio and TV programmes, in Turkey & Europe. Isil Bengi makes her home in Brussels .