Taner Akyol

Taner Akyol (born 1977) is a Turkish saz or bağlama player and classical composer.

Biography Akyol was born in Bursa. He studied in Germany at the Brandenburgischen Colloquium für Neue Musik and the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler". In 2003 he founded the Taner Akyol Trio with Antonis Anissegos and David Kuckhermann.

Recordings

As composer and performer 2001, Musica Vitale – one track by Akyol, as prize winner in 1998 2003, Traveller – Taner Akyol Trio 2006, Global Ear, 4 Modern Composers – Ganesh Anandan, Indian percussionist based in Canada. (born 1971), Kazakhstan. Tanyer Akyol, Turkey, (born 1951), Germany. 2007, Tanyer Akyol Birds Of Passage 2011, Maria Farantouri Sings Taner Akyol. Maria Farantouri sings in Greek translation poems of the persecution suffered by the Kurdish people. 2012, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves: children's opera at the Komische Oper Berlin. Libretto by actor (born 1937).

As performer only 2002, Peri, project 2006, – performer (bağlama) Rot ist mein Name (Westdeutscher Rundfunk Cologne, 2005)