Oğuzhan Balcı

Oğuzhan Balcı (born 3 November 1977) is a Turkish composer and conductor and a professor at Istanbul Technical University.

He started taking music lessons in 6 years old from Cenan Akın at TRT Istanbul Child Choir and then continued as a chorist at Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Youth Choir.

In 1988, he enrolled in Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory at the violin department and he became pupil of Ayhan Turan.

He studied Turkish maqam music with Yavuz Özüstün, harmony and counterpoint with Nail Yavuzoğlu, Turkish music structure with Mutlu Torun, conducting and piano with Demirhan Altuğ.

In June 2006, violinist Hakan Şensoy played as a world premier of Balci's composition which name "Variations on a theme of Aleaddin Sensoy" at Carnegie Hall in New York City.