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Born in Istanbul, Tulug Tirpan was accepted to the Bilkent University College of Music and Performing Arts in 1989 with a full scholarship. He studied piano with Martin Berkofsky and Namik Sultanov and studied counterpoint and harmony with Sami Hatipoglu.

The artists that he was influenced by and worked with are; composer Jorge Sanchez Chiong (he performed this composers’ piece “Reflections of Invisible”), saxophone player  Nicholas Simion (Polish Miles Davis Jazz Festival, Tribute to Charles Mingus), violinist  Patricia Kopatchinskaja (Vienna Festival), violinist Tomo Keller (Yehudi Menuhin “Live Music Concerts” Germany tour-also in this tour Tulug Tirpan premiered his piece “Reflections” for the 1999 earthquake victims of Turkey.), violinist Daniel Pergamenchikov (International Davos Young Concert Artists Music Festival), soprano Kristiane Kaiser ( Schleswig Holstein Festival).

His first album “Elvira Madigan” Mozart’s D Major 21. Piano Concerto K.V. 467 was released in November 1998 recorded with the Vidin Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Nayden Todorov. The CD was released with M.M.O label.

Tulug Tirpan was with us for the Istanbul International Arts and Culture Festival.

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