Alican Süner Official Website

Turkish concert violinist & soloist
Recording artist & educator
1. Violinist | Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Advisory Board Member | Istanbul Music Festival

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Smartphone displaying music app with a classical violin album called "Paganini 24 Caprices" by Niccolò Paganini, performed by Alican Süner, with a photo of him holding a violin in the album cover.
A smartphone screen displays a music streaming app playing 'Sonata for Solo Violin in D Major, Op. 115' by Sergei Prokofiev, performed by Alican Süner, with a photo of him holding a violin in the album cover.
Smartphone displaying a music app playing Fazil Say's solo violin piece "Cleopatra" performed by Alican Süner, with a photo of him holding a violin in the album cover.
Smartphone displaying a music player app with the album cover of Eugène Ysaÿe's 'Complete Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 27', performed by Alican Süner, with a photo of him holding a violin in the album cover.
Smartphone displaying a music app with the album cover 'Turkish Flavours - 100 Years of Turkish Symphonic Music' and a track titled 'Poème' by Necil Kâzım Akses, performed by Alican Süner and İris Şentürker.
Mobile phone displaying a music streaming app with the album cover for 'Königliches Thema (1976)' by Isang Yun, performed by Alican Süner, with a photo of him holding a violin in the album cover.

MUSIC

Music
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1 (with Kemal Cem Yılmaz)
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1 (with Kemal Cem Yılmaz)
Paganini "Nel cor più non mi sento" for solo violin
Paganini "Nel cor più non mi sento" for solo violin
Ysaÿe: Complete 6 Sonatas, op. 1
Ysaÿe: Complete 6 Sonatas, op. 1
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 6 in E major
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 6 in E major
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 5 in G major
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 5 in G major
Sarasate: "Carmen Fantasy"
Sarasate: "Carmen Fantasy"
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 4 in E minor
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 4 in E minor
Szymanowski: "Nocturne and Tarantella" op. 28 (2024)
Szymanowski: "Nocturne and Tarantella" op. 28 (2024)
Schubert: Rondo in A Major, D 438
Schubert: Rondo in A Major, D 438
Händel/Halvorsen: “Passacaglia”
Händel/Halvorsen: “Passacaglia”
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 3 “Ballade” in D minor
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 3 “Ballade” in D minor
Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor "dans le caractère populaire roumain"
Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor "dans le caractère populaire roumain"
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 2 in A minor
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 2 in A minor
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 1 in G minor
Ysaÿe: Sonata No. 1 in G minor
Hasan Uçarsu: "Yok Zamanlar" for piano trio
Hasan Uçarsu: "Yok Zamanlar" for piano trio
Cem Esen: "Toccata" for violin & cello (2023)
Cem Esen: "Toccata" for violin & cello (2023)
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 for keyboard, BWV 826 (arr. violin & cello)
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 for keyboard, BWV 826 (arr. violin & cello)
Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello
Ravel: Sonata for violin and cello
Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, op. 115
Prokofiev: Sonata in D major for solo violin, op. 115
Isang Yun: "Königliches Thema"
Isang Yun: "Königliches Thema"
Fazıl Say: "Cleopatra"
Fazıl Say: "Cleopatra"
Paganini: Complete 24 Caprices, op. 1
Paganini: Complete 24 Caprices, op. 1
Paganini Caprice No. 24 in A minor
Paganini Caprice No. 24 in A minor
Paganini Caprice No. 23 in E-flat Major
Paganini Caprice No. 23 in E-flat Major
Paganini Caprice No. 22 in F Major
Paganini Caprice No. 22 in F Major
Paganini Caprice No. 21 in A Major
Paganini Caprice No. 21 in A Major
Paganini Caprice No. 20 in D Major
Paganini Caprice No. 20 in D Major
Paganini Caprice No. 19 in E-flat Major
Paganini Caprice No. 19 in E-flat Major
Paganini Caprice No. 18 in C Major
Paganini Caprice No. 18 in C Major
Paganini Caprice No. 17 in E-flat Major
Paganini Caprice No. 17 in E-flat Major

NEWS

News
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, together with my pianist friend Kemal Cem Yılmaz…

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major

Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, together with my pianist friend Kemal Cem Yılmaz…

Beethoven Violin Sonatas with pianist Kemal Cem Yılmaz
Beethoven Violin Sonatas with pianist Kemal Cem Yılmaz

We started a major recording project of all Beethoven Violin Sonatas together with my pianist friend…

Debut with the Antalya State Symphony Orchestra
Debut with the Antalya State Symphony Orchestra

Some photos from my Mendelssohn E minor Violin Concerto with the State Symphony Orchestra of Antalya…

Masterclasses at the Bilkent University
Masterclasses at the Bilkent University

Some photos from my masterclasses at the Bilkent University in Ankara. I really enjoyed working with these really talented…

New album: Complete Ysaÿe Sonatas, op. 27
New album: Complete Ysaÿe Sonatas, op. 27

I’m happy to announce my second self-produced album, Complete Ysaÿe Sonatas. It has been recorded in the beautiful acoustics…

New CD: “Turkish Flavours” has been published
New CD: “Turkish Flavours” has been published

Violinist Alican Süner and pianist İris Şentürker perform the “Poème” by the Turkish composer Necil Kâzım Akses (1908-1999).

"Sinfonia concertante" with CRR Symphony Orchestra in Istanbul
"Sinfonia concertante" with CRR Symphony Orchestra in Istanbul

On March 16th, it was a big pleasure to perform Mozart's best-known work in the whole violin & viola duo repertoire…

Trio Ran's debut in Istanbul receives standing ovations
Trio Ran's debut in Istanbul receives standing ovations

On Feb 24th, our newly-formed piano trio featuring pianist İris Şentürker, cellist Çağ Erçağ, and myself, has made its very first…

My debut with Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra
My debut with Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra

It was a night of debuts: my first solo appearance with the Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the esteemed…

We recorded Schubert and Sarasate with Karşıyaka Chamber Orchestra
We recorded Schubert and Sarasate with Karşıyaka Chamber Orchestra

Our concert with the Karşıyaka Chamber Orchestra on December 25th was canceled by the municipality…

Interview at the Turkish National Radio (TRT)
Interview at the Turkish National Radio (TRT)

We joined Mrs. Karaman's show on Turkish State Radio with conductor Howard Griffiths.

Trio Ran makes its first recording at the Tonhalle Zürich
Trio Ran makes its first recording at the Tonhalle Zürich

Our first successful recording at Tonhalle Zürich with our brand new piano trio consisting of İris Şentürker, one of the most sought-after…

Recording session together with Julian Trevelyan, Howard Griffiths and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Recording session together with Julian Trevelyan, Howard Griffiths and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Had an amazing recording session with the amazing pianist Julian Trevelyan and our dear Howard Griffiths in Cardiff, UK. We did the…

Recital at the Palais de Rumine in Lausanne
Recital at the Palais de Rumine in Lausanne

I gave a short solo recital during a conference at the Palais de Rumine in Lausanne, Switzerland (where the Treaty of Lausanne…

Our newly formed piano trio has started rehearsing
Our newly formed piano trio has started rehearsing

Our newly formed piano trio, consisting of the renowned pianist İris Şentürker, Borusan Philharmonic solo cellist Çağ Erçağ and myself…

Masterclasses at the Marmara University
Masterclasses at the Marmara University

We had a great time in Istanbul teaching young talents at the masterclasses organized by Koosha Music Center…

New interview in the Tonhalle-Magazine
New interview in the Tonhalle-Magazine

Journalist Susanne Kübler interviewed us, together with my collagues from the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, oboist Isaac Duarte…

Recording session with İris Şentürker in Berlin
Recording session with İris Şentürker in Berlin

With my pianist İris Şentürker, we recorded Necil Kâzım Akses’ “Poém” as part of conductor Howard Griffiths’ Turkish Fives…

Recording sessions with Mattia Zappa in Zurich
Recording sessions with Mattia Zappa in Zurich

Together with my cellist colleague Mattia, we have recorded the following program at the Tonhalle Zürich: Bach Partita No. 2 for…

Duo recital with cellist Mattia Zappa at Ceresio Estate in Lugano
Duo recital with cellist Mattia Zappa at Ceresio Estate in Lugano

On July 1st, as we rounded the corner of summer, we gave a duo recital with my dear cellist Review: Duo Recital with Mattia Zappa…

Brahms Violin Concerto with the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
Brahms Violin Concerto with the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra

Some impressions from my Brahms Concerto performance from May 12, 2023, accompanied by Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra…

My “Paganini 24 Caprices” album is out!
My “Paganini 24 Caprices” album is out!

My first self-published album, complete Paganini 24 Caprices is now out on Spotify and YouTube….

Istanbul Music Festival names new Artistic Advisory Board Members
Istanbul Music Festival names new Artistic Advisory Board Members

I am honored to have been named Artistic Advisor to the Istanbul Int’l Music Festival, starting from October 2022.

"Aydın-Gün Prize" by Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation
"Aydın-Gün Prize" by Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation

Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation has awarded Alican “Aydın-Gün Prize”, which is given every year to a promising young…

1st Prize at the Max Rostal Competition
1st Prize at the Max Rostal Competition

In May 2015, I was awarded 1st Prize at the Max Rostal Competition. I was also awarded audience prize, as well as the prize by…

1st Prize at the 22. Concorso Postacchini
1st Prize at the 22. Concorso Postacchini

In May 2015, I won my first international awards at the Postacchini Competition in Fermo, Italy. I was also awarded the Medal of the…

BLOG

Blog
Performing arts: brain vs. heart
Performing arts: brain vs. heart

Ever since the time when I began to mature in my artistic life, I have often thought about this question. Do performing artists reach…

Efficiency and “depth” in violin practice
Efficiency and “depth” in violin practice

Today I want to talk about your practice sessions. How do you practice the violin efficiently - or any instrument for that matter?

My bows: Carl Albert Nürnberger
My bows: Carl Albert Nürnberger

This Nürnberger bow is the first bow which I bought with my own money, back in 2018 - and it remains to be in my collection…

My “late” baroque bow: snakewood, long sonata bow (Basil de Visser, 2025)
My “late” baroque bow: snakewood, long sonata bow (Basil de Visser, 2025)

This was the very first bow that caught my interest when I began exploring the world of period bows. Weighing in at “just”…

My classical bow: ironwood, cramer model, ivory frog (Basil de Visser, 2025)
My classical bow: ironwood, cramer model, ivory frog (Basil de Visser, 2025)

It features a distinctive Cramer head, named after the esteemed German violinist Johann Wilhelm Cramer (1746-1799) from…

My bows: Gregor Walbrodt, Paris
My bows: Gregor Walbrodt, Paris

I acquired this bow in 2019 from Gregor Walbrodt in Berlin, the maker himself, just as I began my first position as concertmaster…

My “Viennese” bow: snakewood, early romantic, cramer-head, ivory frog (Basil de Visser, 2025)
My “Viennese” bow: snakewood, early romantic, cramer-head, ivory frog (Basil de Visser, 2025)

Around this time last year, I began to grow increasingly curious about playing on gut strings. I had always heard how colorful and…

My modern Turkish violin: Nurgül Çomak (Istanbul, 2022)
My modern Turkish violin: Nurgül Çomak (Istanbul, 2022)

In June 2022, I was preparing to travel to Istanbul for a performance at the Istanbul Music Festival. At the time, I was playing a beautiful…

My bows: Franz Albert Nürnberger Jr.
My bows: Franz Albert Nürnberger Jr.

This is my primary bow: a fine Franz Albert Nürnberger (Jr.), made around 1900-1905. It’s an octagonal stick crafted in the style of…

My Gaetano Guadagnini violin (Turin, early 19th c.)
My Gaetano Guadagnini violin (Turin, early 19th c.)

Since 2023, I’ve had the incredible privilege of playing a rare violin crafted by Gaetano Guadagnini (II), loaned to me by a private…

Thoughts after experimenting with gut violin strings
Thoughts after experimenting with gut violin strings

Wound gut strings: For the last half year, I've been using, almost exclusively, gut strings, both on my Guadagnini and modern…

Celebrating Ayla Erduran (1934-2025)
Celebrating Ayla Erduran (1934-2025)

I dedicated the last of my Ysaÿe recordings to the great Turkish violin virtuoso Ayla Erduran, who passed away a week ago…

Don’t rush the process of becoming a better artist
Don’t rush the process of becoming a better artist

One lesson I’ve learnt in the past couple years is that one cannot rush the process of becoming a better musician. As deeply related…

UPCOMING CONCERTS

ARTIST BIO

Violinist Alican Süner is the top prize winner of the Max Rostal and Postacchini Competitions (2015) and recipient of the Italian Presidential Medal. Süner has appeared as a soloist with ensembles such as the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Filarmonica Marchigiana, and I Virtuosi Italiani, performing at major European venues including the Philharmonie Berlin, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Teatro Filarmonico di Verona, and Konzerthaus Berlin. In Turkey, he has performed with all the country’s leading orchestras. A former member of the Karajan Academy of the Berliner Philharmoniker, he has also served as concertmaster with leading orchestras in Switzerland, Germany, and Turkey. Currently, he is a first violinist with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (where he also served as 2. concertmaster during the 2022/23 season) and serves as a member of the Artistic Advisory Committee of the Istanbul Music Festival.

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PRESS HIGHLIGHTS

(National and international)

Press
Alican Süner İsviçre'de Harikalar Yaratıyor
Alican Süner İsviçre'de Harikalar Yaratıyor

Ödüllü genç keman sanatçımız Alican Süner’in başarılarını ve mütevazı duruşunu uzun zamandır hayranlıkla izliyordum. Kendisi…

Gedik Filarmoni Orkestrası'nın ikinci konseri 17 Kasım'da Süreyya Operası'nda!
Gedik Filarmoni Orkestrası'nın ikinci konseri 17 Kasım'da Süreyya Operası'nda!

Gedik Filarmoni Orkestrası, Süreyya Operası Sahnesi’nde 17 Kasım akşamı gerçekleştireceği ikinci konserinde, programlarını…

İzmir Devlet Senfoni Orkestrası’ndan muhteşem konser
İzmir Devlet Senfoni Orkestrası’ndan muhteşem konser

İzmir Devlet Senfoni Orkestrası, ülkemizin ve dünyanın duayen şefleri arasında adını altın harflerle yazdıran Şef Gürer Aykal…

50. İstanbul Müzik Festivali ‘İstanbul’a adandı
50. İstanbul Müzik Festivali ‘İstanbul’a adandı

Üyeleri “Üç Denizin Sesi”ni duyuran Tekfen Filarmoni Orkestrası, daimi şefi ve sanat direktörü, Özbek asıllı Aziz Shokhakimov…

Genç müzisyenlerle güzel dünya
Genç müzisyenlerle güzel dünya

Mersin Üniversitesi’nden yetişen genç keman sanatçısı Alican Süner, İtalya’nın Fermo kentindeki 2015 Uluslararası Postacchini…

Zürih’in ünlü Tonhalle orkestrasının birinci kemancısı Alican Süner: “Müzik kariyeri uzun süreli bir maraton. Sıkışma noktalarının ötesine devamlılık ve sabırla geçiliyor”
Zürih’in ünlü Tonhalle orkestrasının birinci kemancısı Alican Süner: “Müzik kariyeri uzun süreli bir maraton. Sıkışma noktalarının ötesine devamlılık ve sabırla geçiliyor”

Zürih’in ünlü Tonhalle orkestrasının birinci kemancısı Alican Süner: “Müzik kariyeri uzun süreli bir maraton. Sıkışma noktalarının…

2020 Aydın Gün Teşvik Ödülü, keman sanatçısı Alican Süner’in
2020 Aydın Gün Teşvik Ödülü, keman sanatçısı Alican Süner’in

İstanbul Kültür Sanat Vakfı (İKSV), kurucuları arasında yer alan opera sanatçısı Aydın Gün anısına 2012’den beri verilen teşvik ödülüyle…

Macaristan'ın dünyaca ünlü orkestrası Ankara'da sahne aldı
Macaristan'ın dünyaca ünlü orkestrası Ankara'da sahne aldı

Sevda Cenap And (SCA) Müzik Vakfı tarafından bu yıl 35’incisi düzenlenen Uluslararası Ankara Müzik Festivali, solist Alican…

Yolun açık olsun Alican Süner...
Yolun açık olsun Alican Süner...

Üst düzeyde bir yaylı çalgılar orkestrası olarak, bugüne kadar Gustav Rivinius'tan Alisan Balsom'e, Mischa Maisky'den…

Emozione e istinto i segreti del violino «svelati» da Süner
Emozione e istinto i segreti del violino «svelati» da Süner

Il quinto concerto stagionale de I Virtuosi Italiani, dal titolo «I segreti del violino», ha presentato una novità assoluta per Verona…

Mersinli Kemancı, Emanet Kemanla Avrupa’yı Fethediyor
Mersinli Kemancı, Emanet Kemanla Avrupa’yı Fethediyor

Mersinli keman sanatçısı 23 yaşındaki Alican Süner, eğitim gördüğü Almanya Berlin Sanat Üniversitesi’nce kendisine emanet olarak…

MDOB'dan "Cumhuriyet Konseri"
MDOB'dan "Cumhuriyet Konseri"

Mersin Devlet Opera ve Balesi (MDOB), Cumhuriyet Bayramı kapsamında senfonik konser verdi. Mersin Kültür Merkezinde…

Uluslararası Arenadaki Başarılarıyla Türkiye'nin Göğsünü Kabartan 12 Müzik Dehamız
Uluslararası Arenadaki Başarılarıyla Türkiye'nin Göğsünü Kabartan 12 Müzik Dehamız

Her ne kadar genel algı olumsuz olsa da, ülkemizde güzel şeyler de oluyor. Tıpkı aşağıdaki genç sanatçıların elde ettiği başarılar gibi…

Kemancı Alican Süner Berlin'de birinci
Kemancı Alican Süner Berlin'de birinci

Berlin Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi lisans öğrencisi kemancımız Alican Süner, başarılarına bir yenisini daha ekledi. Berlin'de..

International Max Rostal Competition 2015 names violin and viola winners
International Max Rostal Competition 2015 names violin and viola winners

The International Max Rostal Competition, dedicated to violin and viola, has announced the winners of its 2015 edition…

Diyang Mei und Alican Süner gewinnen diesjährigen Max Rostal Wettbewerb
Diyang Mei und Alican Süner gewinnen diesjährigen Max Rostal Wettbewerb

Berlin, 15.10.2015. Beim Max Rostal Wettbewerb 2015 für Viola und Violine haben Diyang Mei im Fach Viola und Alican Süner im…

Notacini Ayın Genç Müzisyenini Sunar
Notacini Ayın Genç Müzisyenini Sunar

Yaklaşık dört senedir okuduğum okul olan UDK Berlin, atmosferi şimdiye kadar gördüğüm en sakin ve rahat okullardan birisi…

Türk kemancıya İtalyan ödülü
Türk kemancıya İtalyan ödülü

Kısa bir süre önce İtalyan bir arkadaş telefon etti. Üniversite döneminden beri tanıştığımız ve irtibatımızı hala sürdürdüğümüz…

È Alican Süner il vincitore assoluto della XXII edizione del concorso violinistico internazionale “Andrea Postacchini”
È Alican Süner il vincitore assoluto della XXII edizione del concorso violinistico internazionale “Andrea Postacchini”

Proveniente dal sud della Turchia, 23 anni, il giovane talento del violino ha convinto la giuria presieduta dalla concertista di fama…

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