Kamuran Gündemir (1933 - 4 February 2006) was a Turkish pianist born in Ayvalık.

He was born in Ayvalık in 1933. Influenced by his father who was a tuba player at the local municipality band, he learned to read musical notes at the age of three and started to play accordion.

Kamuran Gündemir

He was discovered by Adnan Saygun and was advised to attend the conservatory. He entered Ankara State Conservatory in 1949 and graduated in 1958. He was a piano student of Ferhunde Erkin and studied composition from Necil Kazım Akses and Ulvi Cemal Erkin. He was sent to Paris where he was taught by Lazare Lévy in Paris Conservatory.

Kamuran Gündemir

He was the teacher of Muhiddin Dürrüoğlu-Demiriz, Fazıl Say, Emrecan Yavuz and Emre Elivar. His last student was Mertol Demirelli.

Kamuran Gündemir

He was awarded with a honorary gold medal by the Sevda-Cenap And Music Foundation in 2001.

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Turkish classical pianists

1933 births

2006 deaths

Ankara State Conservatory alumni