Classical & Experimental Violinist
Projects
Lukas David
2004 to 2013
Established by the renowned violinist Professor Lukas David, we toured as the David Ensemble, performing in multiple concerts in Turkey, Thailand, Greece, Austria, and Spain.
RinG Trio
2012 to present
What began as our final project for Chamber Music Master Studies in Detmold Music Academy became a successful ensemble that continued to perform years after graduation. We played concerts in Germany, Italy, Turkey, and Cyprus until 2016, and are currently looking for newer opportunities.
Gazino Neukölln
2017 to present
A Berlin based band playing re-makes and mash-ups of Arabesque/ Pop hits primarily from Turkey. Gazino Neukölln consists of women and non-binary members, and has performed at some notable venues of Berlin including SO36, Silent Green Kulturquartier and Bi’bak.
Facebook:.facebook.com/gazinoneukolln/
YouTube: Gazino Neukölln YouTube Channel
ENSEMBLE VINO ROSSO
2008 to present
Toured Oman with Ensemble Vino Rosso, an international ensemble consisting of 30 ‘thoroughbred’ musicians from renowned conservatories.
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DETMOLDER KAMMER ORCHESTER (CLASSICAL)
2005 to 2013
As a member of the orchestra during my internship, we played multiple concerts in Detmold over the years at various concert halls in the city.
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MOTION ROOM
2015 to 2018
A bold project in collaboration with electronic and acoustic musicians, we combined different mediums of music to create a unique sound which was widely applauded at the Clash of Arts Festivals, where our group was invited to play the closing concerts for both years, 2016 and 2018.
View press articles: LZ.de and Hangar 21
Listen on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/motionroom
BRIDGE OF SOUND BY KHADIJA ZEYNALOVA
2017 to present
The Bridge of Sound ensemble was created by Dr. Khadija Zeynalova in 2016. In Khadija’s own words, ‘Our goal is to unite Eastern and Western people. The ensemble reflects its international character through various musical instruments. European musical instruments blend together beautifully with the Azerbaijani tar.’ We played in 2017 at The Cultural Center Kulturfabrik in Germany timed to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Germany.
View press articles: Azernews, Culturall, Hangar 21, Lippe News
ENSEMBLE RÈJOUISSANCE - BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
2012 to present
The ensemble "La Réjouissance", based in Ostwestfalen, was founded in 1990 by Friedhelm Flamme, Gregor Schwarz and Gregor van den Boom. Its members are predominantly from the resident professional orchestras, are freelance instrumentalists or music educators.
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Hi, I’m Fatmanur.
Music and performance has always been a huge part of my life. Born 1984 in Istanbul, I quickly found my passion in music and how easily I could express myself through sound. Already at the age of 7, I was performing with the Turkish Radio and TV Station’s Children’s Choir.
My deep love for music brought me to pursue it as an education at the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory as an 8-year-old violinist. After years of hard work, through the trust and support of Prof. Lukas David, I got the opportunity to study in Hochschule für Musik Detmold Germany under him and Prof. Eckard Fischer. I went on to complete my Chamber Music Master's Degree with the Auryn Quartet, under Prof. Jens Opermann as a main subject teacher.
After my graduation I played in various chamber music ensembles icluding the Detmold Chamber Music Orchestra and Ring Trio. As a part of David Ensemble I toured the world to play concerts in Thailand, in Greece at the Megaro Mousikis in Athens, in Turkisch cities like Ankara, Izmir and Istanbul as well as in Detmold, southern Germany ans Austria. During my studies I already worked as a violin teacher and I continued this work afterwards, which besides music made me become pedagogue.
In 2015 I moved to Berlin to further develop my artistic knowledge. I had private lessons with the professors Avri Levithan and Tomasz Tomaszewski, where I made a lot of progress with my playing. Apart from that I continued playing classical violin, but I involved myself as well in band projects like Motion Room, who combine electronical and acoustic elements. In the year 2016 I experienced a setback when I broke both of my wrists in an accident. I couldn’t play neither violin nor piano for quite a while. Luckily the operations went fine and I was healing quickly, so I could involve myself in further projects and went on with teaching. I had an inspiring and beautiful time with the Turkish band Gazino Neukölln and the Ensemble Bridge Of Sound from Detmold. I am looking forward to upcoming projects!
Listen & Watch
Ring Trio Live in Turkey
Arensky Trio D minor No:1 Op. 32 by Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861-1906) and Astor Piazzolla Tango by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
Fatmanur Sahin (Violin), Zeynep Akdil (Cello), Dariya Maminova (Piano).
Performed 2014 in Izmir, Turkey
Ring Trio
Johannes Brahms’ Klaviertrio op. 8, H-Dur
Fatmanur Sahin (Violin), Zeynep Akdil (Violoncello), Dariya Maminova (Piano).
Performed 15. Juli 2013, Konzerthaus der HfM Detmold. Sound engineer: Carolin Spille
Kopf voll Planeten
Studio recording for Kopf voll Planeten, a band from Detmold.
Track: Die Tretmuehle, 2016
Band members: Loraine, Fatmanur, Lukas, Tett, Basti
Dragons in Gardens
Studio recording for the re-imagined take on Dragons in Gardens' second single "Diamond", released in late 2016. With magical infusions from collaborators around the globe including Saideh Eftekhari (USA) & Fatmanur Şahin (Germany), Zeynep Ayşe Hatipoğlu (Turkey) & Christian Spahn (South Korea),
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Gazino Neukölln
Compositions: Vazgeçtim, İstanbul Hatırası, Dargın Mahkum
Performed 2019 at AKEBİ – Union of Activist Action Against Racism, Nationalism and Discrimination, Berlin Germany
Tolga Tres
An instrumental studio collaboration with Tolga Tres, a UK-based electronic artist.
SHISHKO DISCO
A beautiful recording and video project with the Berlin based band Shishko Disco from 2019, where I was involved playing the viola.
The Geography of Hate
Opening Night Performance
Performers: Fatmanur Sahin & Carolin Spille
My music for you!
Just Fa is my solo project that i started in 2022. <3
I focus on using acustic violin, vocals, recently synthesizers and different elements to createmy music. I record and compose my own samples and during the performance I combine thecolors of East and West with contemporary elements in an improvisational and experimentalapproach. The resulting fusion can sometimes be unsettling, sometimes melancholic andevoke meditative states. I add different effects and rhythms to diversify the sounds producedby the melodies. Since this is a musical performance, the creative process is fed by myemotions, thoughts and excitement at the time so it cannot be replicated exactly and eachstage experience is unique for me and the listener. Each performance is a variation of eachother but also a premiere and another story. My aim is to awaken unexpressed and deeplyfelt emotions that have been silenced by the system we live in, there have no time to be foundfor self and questioning the deep loneliness and the existence, and to create a 'safe space' forthe listener to feel.
https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/6FU8nHFGO1s1gEGEPswGGe
Learn the Violin with me
My decades of experience in playing the violin has taught me that the love for music has to be shared. That’s why I am deeply passionate about teaching my music philosophy to others, and helping all of us see playing as a form of meditation and therapy. For the past 17 years, I have been conducting private lessons catering to the individual learning curves and needs of my students, making sure that I offer what benefits them the most in terms of improvement and healing.
I teach individuals or even pairs in my music studio in Neukölln, Berlin, or offer home visits.Instead of sticking to a standard pedagogy, I prefer to tune my lessons to the age and motor skills of each student.
Ready to learn how to play the violin and see where your potential can bring you? Call me at +49 176 7751 8393 or simply fill in this form here:
My student Margit’s first performance in front of a live audience with me in 2018.
What my students are saying
“Ich habe bei Fatmanur seit drei Jahren Geigenunterricht und kann feststellen, dass man auch im Alter noch grosse Fortschritte machen kann. Durch ihre sehr guten Kenntnisse, wie man die Technik des Violinspiels stetig verbessern kann und ihr grosses Engegemant, sich um ein Weiterkommen auf dem Instrument zu bemühen, ist mir das Geigenspiel zu meinem liebsten Hobby geworden. Ich kann nun auch im Ensemble oder überhaupt mit Anderen musizieren, was ich als grosse Bereicherung empfinde. Ich bin sehr froh, Fatmanur als Lehrerin gefunden zu haben.”
“Herbert von Karajan sagte einmal :
“ Der Unterschied zwischen einem guten Lehrer und einem grossen Lehrer
ist der, dass gute Lehrer , das Beste aus den Mitteln eines Schülers
machen, grosse Lehrer jedoch voraussehen, was dessen Ziele sind. “
In diesem Sinne ist Fatmanur eine grosse Lehrerin.
Ausgestattet mit inniger Leidenschaft für die Musik, einem grossen und
warmen überzeugenden Geigenton, einer grosser Spielfreude, schafft sie
es innerhalb kürzester Zeit, ihre Spiel-und Lebensfreude auf der Geige
ihrem Gegenüber zu vermitteln.
Als Schüler von Fatmanur Sahin, habe ich ihr nicht nur vieles zu
verdanken, sondern bin überezeugt , dass sie eine wirkliche grosse
Persönlichkeit ist, bei der man viel erlernen kann.”
“Der Unterricht bei Fatmanur macht mir viel Spaß, weil sie alles sehr gut erklärt und auch sehr nett mit mir umgeht. Ich finde es cool, dass wir auch manchmal zum Vorspielen rausgehen. Dann geben wir ein Konzert auf der Straße. Toll finde ich auch, dass man den Unterricht zu Hause haben kann.”
“Fatmanur macht großartige Arbeit, sie ist sehr genau, achtet auf die richtige Körperhaltung und bringt Lou dazu, Töne genau zu hören. Sie ist sehr zackig und zugewandt, macht Auflockerungsspiele bei Müdigkeit und hat eine sehr motivierende Art. Sie hat das richtige Maß, fordernd zu sein, aber dabei nicht zu streng. Sie begleitet Lou in ihrer musikalischen Entwicklung bereits seit mehr als 4 Jahren und Lou macht tolle Fortschritte. Wir haben alle eine sehr schöne schöne Beziehung miteinander aufgebaut. So können und wollen wir uns gar keine andere Geigenlehrerin mehr vorstellen.”
Concerts
27.12.2019 20.00
Nadezha KOLEsnikova & Friends @Philharmonie Berlin
Contact
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