Erol Erdinç (born 30 November 1945) is a Turkish conductor of classical music,[1] composer, pianist and educator.

[2] Erol Erdinç started out studying composition with Ahmet Adnan Saygun and piano with T. Çetiz at the Ankara State Conservatory.

In 1991, he created his own TV show on Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, the state cultural channel, in which different aspects of music were approached.

[13][14] He has made guest appearances in France, Italy,[15] Portugal, Spain, Belgium,[16] Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland, Hungary, Russia, Lithuania, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Mexico and the United States.

Erol Erdinç has received a variety of honours and awards, including: 1994 - Medal of Honour, Republic of Turkey's 7th President Süleyman Demirel [20] 1998 - State Artist, Republic of Turkey [21] 2011 − Best Conductor of the Year award, Mavi Nota [22][23] 2012 - Artist of the Year award, Hacettepe University of Ankara[24] 2013 - Chevalier de l′Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France [25][26] Erdinç has been married to Vera Oliveira Erdinç since 1983, Brazilian pianist at Ankara State Opera and Ballet.