Listen to the art of Ahmet Kadri Rizeli
on one of our productions:

Ahmet Kadri Rizeli
(kemençe, percussion, voice)

was born 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey.
He studied violin and classical Turkish music
with Sadi Hosses,
kanun and music theory with Necden Varol.
1972-1981 he studied and diplomated at the
Conservatory of Istanbul:
kemençe with Kemran Erdogdu;
music theory with Yavuz Özüstün,
Western music theory with Demirhan Altug.

He then became assistant to Kemran Erdogdu
at the Istanbul Conservatory.

Since 1981 he is a soloist with
Turkish Radio and Television.
Between 1981 and 1983 he also was a soloist
with the orchestra of the University of Istanbul.

He has performed in numerous
concerts and recordings in the
USA, Asia and Europe.
He is director of the Golden Horn Ensemble and,
since 1989, a member of SARBAND.

He also works as a
producer and musical advisor for
Turkish classical music.

He lives and works at Istanbul.