Ayşegül Abadan

Ayşegül Abadan (21 June 1980, Ankara; 20 January 2022, Istanbul) was a Turkish pianist.

Ayşegül Abadan
Background information
Born	(1980-06-21)June 21, 1980
Origin	Ankara, Turkey
Died	20 January 2022 (aged 41)
Genres	Classical
Occupation	Pianist
Instrument(s)	Piano, harpsichord, organ
Years active	1996–2022

Biography

Ayşegül Abadan was born in Ankara in 1980. She is the daughter of musician Oğuz Abadan.

She moved to Istanbul with her family when one year old. Her musical life began when she started playing the piano during her primary school years. Ayşegül recorded the sound for some albums while 9 years old. She sang more songs for TV shows and did vocals for some TV serials. After graduating as a pianist from the musical department of Istanbul High School for Fine Arts, she continued her education in the Piano Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design in Yıldız Technical University. In 2010, she founded her own music school: Aysegul Abadan Music & Art Office. There, she offers piano instruction. She succumbed to brain cancer in 2019 and died on 20 January 2022 in Istanbul. Her body was buried in the Habibler Plateau Cemetery.

Career

As Teacher

2016/2022 Oğuz Abadan Mtsm (Director)
2010/2016 Aysegul Abadan Music & Art Office (As Founder)
2007/2010 Yamaha Music School Turkey - (JMC Programme)
2007/2008 Doga College (Choir & piano)
2006/2007 Moda Academy (Piano)
2004/2006 Mini Pati Pedagogic Dance & Kids Art House (Piano)
2000/2001 Sehit Er Ersin Günes Primary School
1999/2000 Popart Art Center (Piano-Ankara)
1998/1999 Oguz Abadan Guzel Sanatlar Merkezi (Piano)
1997/1998 Jazz-Stop Müzik Atelier (Piano)

As Pianist

2009 Musical "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" (Korepetitor & Pianist)
2008 Swiss Hotel Istanbul (Pianist)
2007 Oğuz Abadan Project (Pianist)
2007 Çırağan Palace/Gazebo
2006/2007 Sürmeli Otel
2005/2006 Ramada Plaza
2006 12. International Istanbul Barok Festival (Piano, Klavsen)
2004 Zerrin Özer Band (Back vocal)
2004 MSU Tango Show (Piyano)
2002 Robert College Local, Bizim Tepe Organisations (Keyboard)
2001 Harun Kolçak-Bendeniz, Anatolian Concerts (Keyboard)
2001 Oğuz Abadan Orchestra (by Zerrin Özer) (Keyboard)
2000 Popsav Orchestra (Keyboard)
1995 KASDAV (Kadıköy Bel. Sag. Ve Sos. Dayanışma Vakfı) Music Contest Concert (Piano)

Albums

Ayşegül Abadan recorded three albums so far.

• Ayşegül'ün Doğumgünü The Birthday Of Ayşegül
• Ayşegül Tatilde Ayşegül In Holliday
• Ayşegül ve Yağız - Kırmızı Şemsiye The Red Umbrella

References

• [1] TTnet