Prof. MESRUH SAVAŞ

Turkish composer, Mesruh Savaş was born in Bulgaria. He began his musical studies with piano lessons. After moving to Turkey, he studied composition at Bilkent University in Ankara in the class of Işın Metin. He also attended master classes with Giya Kancheli, Odette Gartenlaub, and others. His Two Movements for Orchestra (2004) which was awarded a prize at “the 5^th Eczacıbaşı National Composition Competition” marked a turning point in his career as a composer and helped him make a name among young Turkish composers.

Later he studied composition at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory in İstanbul and graduated from the class of Hasan Uçarsu in 2007. In 2018 the composer was awarded a Professor title for his academic and artistic studies.

Echoes of Oriental, Turkish, and Bulgarian folk music can all be detected simultaneously in Savaş’s compositions. The composer, currently a full–time professor at İstanbul University State Conservatory also works in the fields of electronic and electro-acoustic music.